SF Metz 2018

Gilles Simon #39 def. Radu Albot #107

6-3 6-1

Gilles Simon defeated Radu Albot 6-3 6-1 in the 2018 Metz semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGilles SimonRadu Albot
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
31
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.2%61.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%59.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
68.8%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.1%50.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.2%23.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.6%39.4%
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.
+12.2-13.1
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.
+13.1-12.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldGilles SimonRadu Albot
Country FRA MDA
Birth dateDec 27, 1984Nov 11, 1989
Age3328
Height183 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)39107
Ranking points (entering)1,115493
Elo (entering)1,8501,725
Current career W-L499–38390–140
Current career earnings$16,045,734$5,614,642
Pre-match H2H
Gilles Simon #39 1 – 0 Radu Albot #107

Path

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gasquet #257-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2018QF
Filip Krajinovic #334-6 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 2018R16
Jiri Vesely #917-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 20, 2018R32

Gilles Simon's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Matthias Bachinger #1667-6(2) 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 2018F

Radu Albot's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ricardas Berankis #1037-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2018QF
Marton Fucsovics #436-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 2018R16
Pierre-Hugues Herbert #686-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 20, 2018R32