Gilles Simon vs Stan Wawrinka — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Gilles Simon
#1116ATP
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 8 March 2012 ·
hard
Stan Wawrinka
SUI
Stan Wawrinka
#125ATP
1678ELO
1664Hard ELO
$657kYTD
$38MCAREER
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Simon G.
6-4 6-4
Wawrinka S.
Simon G.
662
Wawrinka S.
440

Gilles Simon defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stan Wawrinka came in ranked #125, leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-14AntwerpQFhardStan Wawrinka6-3 6-7 6-2
2016-10-10Shanghai MastersR16hardGilles Simon6-4 6-4
2016-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR16clayStan Wawrinka6-1 6-2
2015-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayStan Wawrinka6-1 6-4 6-2
2014-10-05Shanghai MastersR32hardGilles Simon5-7 7-5 6-4
2012-05-27Roland GarrosR32clayStan Wawrinka7-5 6-7 6-7 6-3 6-2
2010-10-10Shanghai MastersR64hardStan Wawrinka6-4 6-1
2003-01-13France F2R32clayStan Wawrinka6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
Simon G.Wawrinka S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
7.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Wawrinka S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
97
Break points won·Dominant
83
17
Deciding sets·Dominant
89
62
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw