John Millman vs Gilles Simon — Sofia Round of 16

Sofia · ATP · Round of 16
AUS6
John Millman
37 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 November 2020
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Millman J.
7-5 6-7 6-2
Simon G.
Millman J.
76362
Simon G.
57721

John Millman defeated Gilles Simon 7-5 6-7 6-2 in the Sofia round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. John Millman claimed a first win over Gilles Simon in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: John Millman closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-07SydneyQFhardGilles Simon7-5 3-6 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Millman J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Millman J.

Even serve battle

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
Millman J.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (139 vs 113). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Millman J.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Even
70
74
Break points saved·Even
95
94
Break points won·Even
64
68
Deciding sets·Even
70
73
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
74
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Sinner J.
Pospisil V.
6-43-67-63
Semi-finals
Sinner J.
Mannarino A.[5]
6-37-5
Pospisil V.
Gasquet R.
6-766-26-0
Quarter-finals
Sinner J.
De Minaur A.[3]
6-736-46-1
Pospisil V.
Millman J.[6]
6-36-2
Mannarino A.[5]
Albot R.
6-21-66-3
Gasquet R.
Caruso S.
7-647-5
R16
Albot R.
Shapovalov D.[1]
6-26-4
De Minaur A.[3]
Karatsev A.
6-47-65
Sinner J.
Huesler M.
6-36-4
Pospisil V.
Struff J.[4]
6-36-4
Caruso S.
Auger Aliassime F.[2]
6-46-4
Millman J.[6]
Simon G.
7-56-736-2
Gasquet R.
Forejtek J.
6-46-2
Mannarino A.[5]
Gerasimov E.
6-47-66
R32
Huesler M.
Basilashvili N.[7]
6-14-67-66
Forejtek J.
Cilic M.[8]
6-36-2
Gerasimov E.
Troicki V.
6-33-66-3
Mannarino A.[5]
Klizan M.
3-66-17-5
Sinner J.
Fucsovics M.
6-26-4
Millman J.[6]
Andreev A.
6-36-1
Pospisil V.
Marchenko I.
6-25-77-65
Gasquet R.
Carballes Baena R.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Martin A.
6-26-2
Caruso S.
Kuzmanov D.
4-66-46-4
Albot R.
Sugita Y.
6-46-1
Karatsev A.
Daniel T.
7-626-1