Gael Monfils vs Gilles Simon — Tokyo Round of 16
Tokyo · ATP · Round of 16
FRA2#305ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2016 ·
hard
Monfils G.6-1 6-4
Simon G.
Monfils G.
662
Simon G.
140
Gael Monfils defeated Gilles Simon 6-1 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Gael Monfils narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Gael Monfils dropped just 5 games past Gilles Simon.
Head to head
2–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-10 | Rotterdam | R16 | hard | Gael Monfils | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2017-05-08 | Madrid Masters | R64 | clay | Gilles Simon | 0-6 6-0 7-6 |
| 2015-06-29 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Gilles Simon | 3-6 6-3 7-6 2-6 6-2 |
| 2015-02-16 | Marseille | F | hard | Gilles Simon | 6-4 1-6 7-6 |
| 2013-01-14 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Gilles Simon | 6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 8-6 |
| 2012-09-24 | Bangkok | QF | hard | Gilles Simon | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2012-01-30 | Montpellier | SF | hard | Gael Monfils | 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2011-07-18 | Hamburg | QF | clay | Gilles Simon | 6-4 3-6 6-0 |
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Gilles Simon | 6-4 2-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
86
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
86
Break points won·Even
79
83
Deciding sets·Even
89
89
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
73
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
92
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Monfils G.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast