David Goffin vs Gilles Simon — Marseille Quarter-final

Marseille · ATP · Quarter-final
David Goffin
BEL3
David Goffin
#241ATP
1665ELO
1626Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2019
hard
FRA6
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Goffin D.
6-2 6-4
Simon G.
Goffin D.
662
Simon G.
240

David Goffin defeated Gilles Simon 6-2 6-4 in the Marseille quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. David Goffin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-09-19MetzR32hardGilles Simon6-3 6-3
2018-02-05MontpellierR16hardDavid Goffin6-4 6-2
2017-10-09Shanghai MastersR32hardGilles Simon7-6(4) 6-3
2016-03-21Miami MastersQFhardDavid Goffin3-6 6-2 6-1
2015-06-15Queen's ClubR32grassGilles Simon6-7(6) 7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Goffin D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Goffin D.

Serve advantage — Goffin D.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Goffin D.Simon G.
12
Serve
—
43
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Goffin D.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.7
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 165). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Goffin D.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
74
Break points saved·Even
96
94
Break points won·Even
64
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
73
Tiebreaks·Even
81
82

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Goffin D.Simon G.
Freshness·
100
—

Goffin D.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
12°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 78%
Final
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Kukushkin M.
7-57-65
Semi-finals
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Goffin D.[3]
7-616-2
Kukushkin M.
Humbert U.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-3
Goffin D.[3]
Simon G.[6]
6-26-4
Kukushkin M.
Rublev A.
6-46-1
Humbert U.
Bachinger M.
6-36-3
R16
Bachinger M.
Verdasco F.[5]
6-46-3
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Hurkacz H.
6-46-2
Stakhovsky S.
Barrere G.
6-36-4
Rublev A.
Berrettini M.
6-37-62
Kukushkin M.
Shapovalov D.[4]
6-47-64
Humbert U.
Coric B.[2]
6-36-3
Simon G.[6]
Gojowczyk P.
4-66-46-2
Goffin D.[3]
Paire B.
6-26-3
R32
Rublev A.
Tsonga J.
2-66-46-2
Hurkacz H.
Krajinovic F.
6-36-2
Barrere G.
Vesely J.
7-636-3
Paire B.
Bolelli S.
6-47-61
Gojowczyk P.
Dzumhur D.
6-26-4
Simon G.[6]
Hoang A.
5-76-36-3
Kukushkin M.
Kudla D.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.[5]
Gerasimov E.
4-66-37-5
Berrettini M.
Chardy J.[8]
7-6127-60
Stakhovsky S.
Lestienne C.
7-631-66-3
Bachinger M.
Darcis S.
4-66-36-4
Humbert U.
Gulbis E.
6-37-63