Gilles Simon vs Tomas BerdychShanghai Masters Round of 16

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 16
#1116ATP
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 11 October 2009 ·
hard
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Simon G.
6-3 6-4
Berdych T.
Simon G.
662
Berdych T.
340

Gilles Simon defeated Tomas Berdych 6-3 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 8–6, but Gilles Simon had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 9 on hard. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 8–7.

Key context

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

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-02-11RotterdamR32hardTomas Berdych7-6 6-4
2017-05-22LyonQFclayTomas Berdych6-4 6-0
2016-10-31Paris MastersR16hardTomas Berdych6-4 6-3
2015-10-11Shanghai MastersR16hardTomas Berdych6-3 6-3
2015-06-29WimbledonR16grassGilles Simon6-3 6-3 6-2
2015-02-09RotterdamSFhardTomas Berdych6-2 6-1
2014-10-05Shanghai MastersQFhardGilles Simon7-6 4-6 6-0
2013-09-23BangkokSFhardTomas Berdych6-7 6-2 7-5
2012-10-29Paris MastersQFhardGilles Simon6-4 6-4
2009-11-02ValenciaR16hardGilles Simon6-4 4-6 6-3
2009-03-06Davis Cup WG R1: CZE vs FRARRcarpetTomas Berdych7-6 4-6 7-6 6-3
2008-01-07SydneyR16hardTomas Berdych7-6 6-2
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR32clayGilles Simon7-6 6-7 6-4
2006-01-16Australian OpenR64hardGilles Simon6-3 6-2 4-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
8.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
79
84
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
96
Break points won·Even
83
82
Deciding sets·Even
89
88
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
85

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