Benoit Paire vs Gilles Simon — Winston-Salem Round of 32

Winston-Salem · ATP · Round of 32
FRA12
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 August 2021
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Paire B.
6-3 6-3
Simon G.
Paire B.
662
Simon G.
330

Benoit Paire defeated Gilles Simon 6-3 6-3 in the Winston-Salem round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 6–3. Benoit Paire narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31PuneQFhardGilles Simon3-6 7-6(4) 6-4
2018-04-09MarrakechR32clayGilles Simon6-2 6-7(1) 7-6(5)
2015-11-02Paris MastersR32hardGilles Simon6-4 4-6 6-1
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR32clayGilles Simon6-4 7-5
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR64clayGilles Simon2-0 RET
2013-10-07Shanghai MastersR64hardBenoit Paire6-4 6-3
2013-03-07Indian Wells MastersR32hardGilles Simon3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
2013-02-04MontpellierQFhardBenoit Paire7-5 7-6(4)
2011-02-07RotterdamR32hardBenoit Paire6-2 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Paire B.

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
Paire B.Simon G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
74
Break points saved·Even
90
94
Break points won·Dominant
31
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Paire B.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Simon G.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0
H2H
10.0
5.7
Surface form
3.6
Fatigue & Travel
4.7
Minutes 14d
8.1
0.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Ivashka I.
Ymer M.
6-06-2
Semi-finals
Ymer M.
Alcaraz C.[15]
7-56-3
Ivashka I.
Ruusuvuori E.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Alcaraz C.[15]
Giron M.
7-626-2
Ruusuvuori E.
Gasquet R.[14]
7-656-1
Ivashka I.
Carreno Busta P.[1]
7-626-3
Ymer M.
Tiafoe F.[13]
6-726-26-3
R16
Tiafoe F.[13]
Monteiro T.
7-57-62
Ymer M.
Purcell M.
7-56-2
Alcaraz C.[15]
Fucsovics M.[4]
6-30-66-2
Giron M.
Herbert P.
4-66-36-3
Ruusuvuori E.
Paire B.[12]
6-44-66-1
Gasquet R.[14]
Evans D.[3]
6-47-64
Carreno Busta P.[1]
Koepfer D.[16]
6-26-3
Ivashka I.
Struff J.[9]
6-26-1
R32
Gasquet R.[14]
Gerasimov E.
7-647-66
Tiafoe F.[13]
Murray A.
7-646-3
Ymer M.
Ramos A.[11]
6-36-1
Purcell M.
Thompson J.
7-56-4
Fucsovics M.[4]
Watanuki Y.
7-56-1
Alcaraz C.[15]
Popyrin A.
6-796-17-61
Giron M.
Delbonis F.[10]
6-36-4
Herbert P.
Coria F.
6-46-2
Ruusuvuori E.
Bublik A.[5]
6-27-65
Paire B.[12]
Simon G.
6-36-3
Evans D.[3]
Pouille L.
3-66-46-1
Ivashka I.
Cilic M.[6]
4-67-56-4
Struff J.[9]
Mager G.
6-26-2
Koepfer D.[16]
Cecchinato M.
5-76-46-4
Carreno Busta P.[1]
Kwon S.
6-33-66-4
Monteiro T.
Nava E.
7-56-1
R64
Murray A.
Rubin N.
6-26-0
Gerasimov E.
Gombos N.
7-663-66-2
Monteiro T.
Duckworth J.
6-44-67-65
Ymer M.
Travaglia S.
6-21-66-2
Thompson J.
Pella G.
6-11-66-3
Watanuki Y.
Munar J.
3-66-36-0
Popyrin A.
Johnson S.
7-56-4
Ivashka I.
Seppi A.
6-46-4
Mager G.
Wu T.
7-656-3
Cecchinato M.
Sandgren T.
6-46-4
Kwon S.
Albot R.
6-27-5
Giron M.
Bagnis F.
7-56-4
Ruusuvuori E.
Kudla D.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Rinderknech A.
7-56-3
Pouille L.
Lopez F.
6-16-4
Coria F.
Musetti L.
6-44-66-4