Gilles Simon vs Mackenzie Mcdonald — Moscow Round of 16

Moscow · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Gilles Simon
#1116ATP
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2021 ·
hard
Mackenzie Mcdonald
USA
Mackenzie Mcdonald
#144ATP
1606ELO
1604Hard ELO
$243kYTD
$7.2MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Simon G.
6-3 6-2
Mcdonald M.
Simon G.
662
Mcdonald M.
320

Gilles Simon defeated Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-3 6-2 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mackenzie Mcdonald came in ranked #144, but Gilles Simon had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-22BarcelonaR32clayMackenzie Mcdonald6-3 6-2
2018-10-15AntwerpR16hardGilles Simon6-1 6-1

Statistics

This season
Simon G.Mcdonald M.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Mcdonald M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
29
Break points saved·Even
86
87
Break points won·Slight edge
83
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
89
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
10

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

Freshness

Recent load
Simon G.Mcdonald M.
Freshness·
—
78

Mcdonald M.: played today · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw