SF Canadian Open 2008

Nicolas Kiefer #37 def. Gilles Simon #22

6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(5)

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Gilles Simon 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(5) in the 2008 Canadian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 26, 2008*
Tournament: Canadian Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 59m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Kiefer	Gilles Simon
Aces	11	5
Double faults	4	1
First serve %	49.0%	59.0%
First serve points won %	85.0%	68.0%
Second serve points won %	45.0%	58.0%
Break points saved %	77.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	23.0%
Service points won %	64.0%	64.0%
Return points won %	36.0%	36.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Kiefer	Gilles Simon
Country	GER	FRA
Birth date	Jul 5, 1977	Dec 27, 1984
Age	31	23
Height	183 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	37	22
Ranking points (entering)	920	1,205
Elo (entering)	1,979	1,917
Current career W-L	347–255	499–383
Current career earnings	$7,480,465	$16,045,734

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Kiefer #37 0 – 0 Gilles Simon #22

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
James Blake #8	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 2008	QF
Nikolay Davydenko #4	4-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 2008	R16
Mikhail Youzhny #16	7-6(4) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 2008	R32
Mardy Fish #41	7-5 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 2008	R64

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #2	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 2008	F

Gilles Simon's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marin Cilic #44	3-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 2008	QF
Jose Acasuso #55	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 2008	R16
Roger Federer #1	2-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 2008	R32
Donald Young #110	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 2008	R64