Gilles Simon defeated Nicolas Mahut 7-6 5-7 7-6 in the London quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 7–1. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 8–1.
Simon G. came through in three sets.
Simon G. and Mahut N. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Simon G. went 0–3 (0%) against them, Mahut N. 2–1 (67%). Only 1 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Carpet: Simon G. leads 1–0 · Grass: Simon G. leads 1–0 · Hard: Simon G. leads 5–1 · Clay: Simon G. leads 1–0