Gilles Simon vs Pablo Carreno Busta — Roland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 128
FRA
Gilles Simon
#1116ATP
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2022 ·
clay
Pablo Carreno Busta
ESP16
Pablo Carreno Busta
#72ATP
1801ELO
1767Clay ELO
$641kYTD
$18MCAREER
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Simon G.
6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-4
Carreno Busta P.
Simon G.
664163
Carreno Busta P.
446642

Gilles Simon defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pablo Carreno Busta came in ranked #72, leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in five sets, 6–4 6–4 4–6 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-12Cincinnati MastersR64hardPablo Carreno Busta7-5 7-6
2018-01-15Australian OpenR64hardPablo Carreno Busta6-2 3-0
2017-05-15Rome MastersR64clayPablo Carreno Busta6-3 6-3
2016-10-10Shanghai MastersR64hardGilles Simon6-0 6-3
2016-05-02Madrid MastersR32clayGilles Simon2-6 6-3 6-4
2016-04-25EstorilQFclayPablo Carreno Busta6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
Simon G.Carreno Busta P.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 183). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Carreno Busta P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
93
Break points won·Clear edge
83
60
Deciding sets·Dominant
89
14
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Simon G.Carreno Busta P.
Freshness·
—
89

Carreno Busta P.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw