Vasek Pospisil vs Gilles Simon — Vancouver CH Quarter-final

Vancouver CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
CAN
Vasek Pospisil
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2022
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Pospisil V.
6-1 7-5
Simon G.
Pospisil V.
672
Simon G.
150

Vasek Pospisil defeated Gilles Simon 6-1 7-5 in the Vancouver CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Vasek Pospisil narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Vasek Pospisil came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-07Indian Wells MastersR64hardGilles Simon1-6 6-0 6-1
2016-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: CAN vs FRARRclayGilles Simon7-5 6-3 6-3
2016-01-18Australian OpenR128hardGilles Simon6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 6-4
2013-08-11Cincinnati MastersR64hardVasek Pospisil6-3 1-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Pospisil V.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pospisil V.

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
Pospisil V.Simon G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
78%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 53). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pospisil V.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
49
74
Break points saved·Even
96
94
Break points won·Dominant
7
68
Deciding sets·Slight edge
62
73
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
72
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Pospisil V.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Simon G.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.3
Surface form
3.8
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 6
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Lestienne C.[5]
Rinderknech A.[3]
6-04-66-3
Semi-finals
Rinderknech A.[3]
Pospisil V.
6-46-4
Lestienne C.[5]
Humbert U.
6-44-66-4
Quarter-finals
Lestienne C.[5]
Verdasco F.
6-24-66-3
Pospisil V.
Simon G.
6-17-5
Humbert U.
Ymer M.[4]
5-76-26-2
Rinderknech A.[3]
Berankis R.[6]
7-636-2
R16
Simon G.
Vesely J.[2]
2-66-37-60
Ymer M.[4]
Broady L.
6-34-66-2
Lestienne C.[5]
Koepfer D.
5-77-56-3
Verdasco F.
Galarneau A.
2-66-46-2
Rinderknech A.[3]
Ymer E.
3-67-686-2
Humbert U.
Huesler M.[8]
6-36-2
Pospisil V.
Thompson J.
3-66-26-3
Berankis R.[6]
Diallo G.
6-46-1
R32
Vesely J.[2]
Ritschard A.
6-46-1
Simon G.
Blanch U.
6-47-63
Diallo G.
Bergs Z.
4-66-27-65
Berankis R.[6]
Escobedo E.
2-66-46-0
Ymer M.[4]
Guinard M.
6-36-1
Koepfer D.
Piros Z.
6-26-3
Verdasco F.
Ficovich J.
6-36-4
Pospisil V.
Meligeni Alves F.
7-56-3
Lestienne C.[5]
Lokoli L.
7-57-64
Ymer E.
Uchida K.
7-616-4
Humbert U.
Chidekh C.
6-07-5
Thompson J.
Jarry N.[7]
7-646-2
Rinderknech A.[3]
Ayeni O.
6-747-636-4
Huesler M.[8]
Nanda G.
6-24-67-5
Broady L.
Saville L.
6-46-2
Galarneau A.
Nishioka Y.[1]
5-76-40-0