Pablo Carreno Busta #53 def. Gilles Simon #35

7-5 7-6(4)

Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Gilles Simon 7-5 7-6(4) in the 2019 Cincinnati Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 13, 2019*
Tournament: Cincinnati Open
Edition: 2019
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R64
Duration: 2h 17m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pablo Carreno Busta	Gilles Simon
Aces	4	7
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	67	59
First serve points won %	68	75
Second serve points won %	58	50
Break points saved %	83	60
Break points converted %	40	17
Service points won %	65	65
Return points won %	35	35
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Pablo Carreno Busta	Gilles Simon
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Jul 12, 1991	Dec 27, 1984
Age	28	34
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	53	35
Ranking points (entering)	962	1,275
Elo (entering)	1,815	1,782
Current career W-L	284–239	499–383
Current career earnings	$17,924,930	$16,045,734

Pre-match H2H

Pablo Carreno Busta #53 3 – 2 Gilles Simon #35

Path

Pablo Carreno Busta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marius Copil #88	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 11, 2019	Q1

Pablo Carreno Busta's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Isner #16	6-4 6-7(1) 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 14, 2019	R32

Gilles Simon's path

No prior matches in this tournament.