Gilles Simon #36 def. Florent Serra #90

6-2 5-7 6-3

Gilles Simon defeated Florent Serra 6-2 5-7 6-3 in the 2008 Casablanca round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 21, 2008*
Tournament: Casablanca
Edition: 2008
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 22m

Match Statistics

Stat	Gilles Simon	Florent Serra
Aces	6	0
Double faults	2	0
First serve %	55	60
First serve points won %	59	54
Second serve points won %	52	48
Break points saved %	64	56
Break points converted %	44	36
Service points won %	56	52
Return points won %	48	44
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Gilles Simon	Florent Serra
Country	FRA	FRA
Birth date	Dec 27, 1984	Feb 28, 1981
Age	23	27
Height	183 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	36	90
Ranking points (entering)	900	487
Elo (entering)	1,785	1,651
Current career W-L	499–383	123–170
Current career earnings	$16,045,734	$2,969,796

Pre-match H2H

Gilles Simon #36 1 – 1 Florent Serra #90

Path

Gilles Simon's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gianluca Naso #251	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 19, 2008	Q3
Saad Benkirane	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 18, 2008	Q2

Gilles Simon's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Boris Pashanski #107	3-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 22, 2008	R16

Florent Serra's path

No prior matches in this tournament.