R16 Japan Open 2016

Gael Monfils #8 def. Gilles Simon #30

6-1 6-4

Gael Monfils defeated Gilles Simon 6-1 6-4 in the 2016 Japan Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGael MonfilsGilles Simon
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
70
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.3%72.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.8%58.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.0%28.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.0%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%34.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.3%41.7%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.4-13.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.6-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldGael MonfilsGilles Simon
Country FRA FRA
Birth dateSep 1, 1986Dec 27, 1984
Age3031
Height193 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)830
Ranking points (entering)3,5451,360
Elo (entering)2,1541,881
Current career W-L577–363499–383
Current career earnings$25,007,032$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H
Gael Monfils #8 1 – 6 Gilles Simon #30

Path

Gael Monfils's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yuichi Sugita #926-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2016R32

Gael Monfils's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivo Karlovic #217-6(6) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2016QF

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Philipp Kohlschreiber #317-5 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2016R32