Robin Soderling #27 def. Gilles Simon #10

5-7 6-3 6-3

Robin Soderling defeated Gilles Simon 5-7 6-3 6-3 in the 2008 Montpellier Open semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 25, 2008*
Tournament: Montpellier Open
Edition: 2008
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 39m

Match Statistics

Stat	Robin Soderling	Gilles Simon
Aces	8	9
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	60	51
First serve points won %	74	78
Second serve points won %	59	53
Break points saved %	60	43
Break points converted %	57	40
Service points won %	68	65
Return points won %	35	32
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Robin Soderling	Gilles Simon
Country	SWE	FRA
Birth date	Aug 14, 1984	Dec 27, 1984
Age	24	23
Height	193 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	27	10
Ranking points (entering)	1,115	1,690
Elo (entering)	1,921	1,984
Current career W-L	285–168	499–383
Current career earnings	$10,423,124	$16,045,734

Pre-match H2H

Robin Soderling #27 2 – 2 Gilles Simon #10

Path

Robin Soderling's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Roddick #7	7-6(5) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 25, 2008	QF
Christophe Rochus #80	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 2008	R16
Thierry Ascione #183	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 2008	R32

Robin Soderling's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Julien Benneteau #56	6-3 6-7(5) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 26, 2008	F

Gilles Simon's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Josselin Ouanna #182	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 25, 2008	QF
Andreas Seppi #34	7-6(5) 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 2008	R16
Juan Monaco #51	2-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 2008	R32