Gilles Simon vs Kevin Anderson — Queen's Club Round of 16

Queen's Club · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 June 2019
grass
RSA
Kevin Anderson
[2]
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
Simon G.
6462
Anderson K.
1641

Gilles Simon defeated Kevin Anderson 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the Queen's Club round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kevin Anderson came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–4.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
1.22
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 56%

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31PuneSFhardKevin Anderson6-3 7-6(3)
2018-01-01PuneFhardGilles Simon7-6(4) 6-2
2017-10-02TokyoR32hardKevin Anderson6-2 7-6(6)
2015-06-15Queen's ClubSFgrassKevin Anderson6-3 6-7(6) 6-3
2013-03-07Indian Wells MastersR16hardKevin Anderson6-3 1-6 6-4

Statistics

Recent form
Simon G.Anderson K.
63%1st serve in+1%64%
63%1st serve points won+15%78%
50%2nd serve points won+3%53%
58%Service points won+11%69%
40%Return points won+9%31%
54%Break points saved+15%69%
2.1Aces / match+11.914
2.1Double faults / match+0.93

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Lopez F.
Simon G.
6-26-747-62
Semi-finals
Lopez F.
Auger Aliassime F.[8]
6-736-36-4
Simon G.
Medvedev D.[4]
6-746-46-3
Quarter-finals
Simon G.
Mahut N.
7-655-77-63
Auger Aliassime F.[8]
Tsitsipas S.[1]
7-56-2
Lopez F.
Raonic M.[6]
4-66-47-65
Medvedev D.[4]
Schwartzman D.
6-26-2
R16
Lopez F.
del Potro J.[3]
W/O
Mahut N.
Wawrinka S.[7]
3-67-57-62
Auger Aliassime F.[8]
Kyrgios N.
6-747-637-5
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Chardy J.
4-67-607-64
Raonic M.[6]
Bedene A.
6-37-63
Schwartzman D.
Cilic M.[5]
6-46-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Pouille L.
7-696-756-4
Simon G.
Anderson K.[2]
6-14-66-4
R32
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Edmund K.
6-37-5
Lopez F.
Fucsovics M.
6-746-36-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Verdasco F.
6-26-4
Chardy J.
Kukushkin M.
6-16-3
Kyrgios N.
Carballes Baena R.
7-646-3
Auger Aliassime F.[8]
Dimitrov G.
6-46-4
del Potro J.[3]
Shapovalov D.
7-56-4
Bedene A.
De Minaur A.
3-66-46-4
Raonic M.[6]
Cecchinato M.
6-36-2
Cilic M.[5]
Garin C.
6-17-65
Schwartzman D.
Bublik A.
6-26-3
Pouille L.
Clarke J.
7-626-1
Wawrinka S.[7]
Evans D.
6-36-4
Mahut N.
Tiafoe F.
6-37-65
Simon G.
Ward J.
3-66-37-62
Anderson K.[2]
Norrie C.
4-67-656-4