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Juan Martin del Potro #4 def. Gilles Simon #53

7-6(1) 7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(5)

Match Information

Date	Jul 10, 2018*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Juan Martin del Potro
Score	7-6(1) 7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(5)
Loser	Gilles Simon
Duration	4h 24m

Stat	Juan Martin del Potro	Gilles Simon
Aces	27	13
Double faults	4	5
First serve %	66	58
First serve points won %	75	77
Second serve points won %	47	38
Break points saved %	67	80
Break points converted %	20	33
Service points won %	65	60
Return points won %	40	35
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Juan Martin del Potro	Gilles Simon
Country	ARG	FRA
Birth date	Sep 23, 1988	Dec 27, 1984
Age	29	33
Height	198	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	53
Ranking points (entering)	5,080	950
Elo (entering)	2,202	1,849
Career W-L	416–172	493–379
Career earnings	$25,896,046	$16,045,734

Pre-match H2H

Juan Martin del Potro 3 – 4 Gilles Simon

Path

Juan Martin del Potro's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 8, 2018	R32	Benoit Paire	6-4 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 2018	R64	Feliciano Lopez	6-4 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 2018	R128	Peter Gojowczyk	6-3 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Juan Martin del Potro's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 2018	QF	Rafael Nadal	5-7 7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Gilles Simon's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 8, 2018	R32	Matthew Ebden	6-1 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 2018	R64	Matteo Berrettini	6-3 7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 2018	R128	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6-1 7-6(5) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data