Pablo Cuevas vs Gilles SimonHamburg Qualifying Round 2

Hamburg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2020
clay
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cuevas P.
6-4 7-6
Simon G.
Cuevas P.
6772
Simon G.
462

Pablo Cuevas defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 7-6 in the Hamburg qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Pablo Cuevas narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-21HamburgQ2clayPablo Cuevas6-4 7-6(2)
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardGilles Simon6-1 6-3 6-3
2013-05-27Roland GarrosR64clayGilles Simon6-7(2) 6-1 6-1 6-1
2011-03-23Miami MastersR32hardGilles Simon4-6 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cuevas P.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

Serve advantage — Cuevas P.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 113). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
58
74
Break points saved·Even
93
94
Break points won·Dominant
32
68
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
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