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Victor Hanescu #33 def. Gilles Simon #7

6-4 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date May 31, 2009*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Victor Hanescu
Score6-4 6-4 6-2
Loser Gilles Simon
Duration2h 22m
StatVictor HanescuGilles Simon
Aces67
Double faults34
First serve %6755
First serve points won %7972
Second serve points won %4838
Break points saved %10073
Break points converted %270
Service points won %6957
Return points won %4331
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVictor HanescuGilles Simon
Country ROU FRA
Birth dateJul 21, 1981Dec 27, 1984
Age2724
Height198183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)337
Ranking points (entering)1,5413,890
Elo (entering)1,7501,921
Career W-L186–226493–379
Career earnings$4,330,340$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H
Victor Hanescu 0 1 Gilles Simon

Path

Victor Hanescu's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 2009R64 Mikhail Youzhny 7-5 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 27, 2009R128 Steve Darcis 7-6(8) 7-6(5) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data

Victor Hanescu's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 2009R16 Fernando Gonzalez 2-6 4-6 2-6LH2HMatch data

Gilles Simon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 2009R64 Robert Kendrick 7-5 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 27, 2009R128 Wayne Odesnik 3-6 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data