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Alexander Zverev #48 def. Gilles Simon #18

6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(1)

Match Information

Date May 21, 2016*
Tournament Nice
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Alexander Zverev
Score6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(1)
Loser Gilles Simon
Duration2h 59m
StatAlexander ZverevGilles Simon
Aces44
Double faults54
First serve %6160
First serve points won %6966
Second serve points won %5650
Break points saved %8033
Break points converted %6720
Service points won %6459
Return points won %4136
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAlexander ZverevGilles Simon
Country GER FRA
Birth dateApr 20, 1997Dec 27, 1984
Age1931
Height198183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4818
Ranking points (entering)9301,945
Elo (entering)1,9151,985
Career W-L528–215493–379
Career earnings$66,017,932$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H
Alexander Zverev 2 0 Gilles Simon

Path

Alexander Zverev's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 20, 2016R16 Marcel Granollers 7-5 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 19, 2016R32 Kyle Edmund 5-7 7-5 0-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

Alexander Zverev's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 21, 2016SF Joao Sousa 6-4 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Gilles Simon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 20, 2016R16 Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data