Gilles Simon vs Nicolas Massu — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
FRA
Gilles Simon
#1116ATP
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2006 ·
hard
CHI
Nicolas Massu
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Simon G.
7-6 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3
Massu N.
Simon G.
763463
Massu N.
626632

Gilles Simon defeated Nicolas Massu 7-6 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Massu came in defending last year's round of 64, but Gilles Simon had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in five sets, 7–6 6–2 3–6 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Simon G.Massu N.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Massu N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
35
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
65
Break points won·Dominant
83
42
Deciding sets·Dominant
89
49
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
53

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

Draw