Marc Gicquel vs Gilles Simon — Montpellier Round of 16

Montpellier · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Marc Gicquel
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 February 2014 ·
hard
FRA2
Gilles Simon
#1116ATP
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Gicquel M.
7-6 6-3
Simon G.
Gicquel M.
762
Simon G.
630

Marc Gicquel defeated Gilles Simon 7-6 6-3 in the Montpellier round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Marc Gicquel narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Marc Gicquel closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-18CasablancaQFclayGilles Simon6-3 6-2
2007-05-14Hamburg MastersR64clayGilles Simon6-1 6-0
2004-10-11MetzR32hardMarc Gicquel6-2 2-6 7-6
2004-04-12France F7FclayGilles Simon6-4 6-1
2004-01-26France F2SFhardMarc Gicquel6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
Gicquel M.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.8
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gicquel M.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
86
Break points won·Dominant
35
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
58
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
73

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