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Gilles Simon #33 def. Rainer Schuettler #92

6-2 6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 2008*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Gilles Simon
Score6-2 6-2 6-1
Loser Rainer Schuettler
Duration1h 28m
StatGilles SimonRainer Schuettler
Aces41
Double faults21
First serve %7363
First serve points won %7353
Second serve points won %6346
Break points saved %10059
Break points converted %410
Service points won %7051
Return points won %4930
Total points won %5941

Pre-match Comparison

FieldGilles SimonRainer Schuettler
Country FRA GER
Birth dateDec 27, 1984
Age23
Height183180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3392
Ranking points (entering)955453
Elo (entering)1,7751,689
Career W-L493–379313–323
Career earnings$16,045,734$7,407,508
Pre-match H2H
Gilles Simon 1 0 Rainer Schuettler

Path

Gilles Simon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2008R128 Bobby Reynolds 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4WH2HMatch data

Gilles Simon's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 2008R32 Rafael Nadal 5-7 2-6 3-6LH2HMatch data

Rainer Schuettler's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2008R128 Arnaud Clement 6-4 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4WH2HMatch data