SF Paris Masters 2012

Jerzy Janowicz #69 def. Gilles Simon #20

6-4 7-5

Jerzy Janowicz defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 7-5 in the 2012 Paris Masters semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 3, 2012*
Tournament: Paris Masters
Edition: 2012
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 29m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jerzy Janowicz	Gilles Simon
Aces	12	3
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	69.0%	46.0%
First serve points won %	82.0%	72.0%
Second serve points won %	67.0%	53.0%
Break points saved %	—	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	—
Service points won %	78.0%	62.0%
Return points won %	38.0%	22.0%
Total points won %	57.0%	43.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Jerzy Janowicz	Gilles Simon
Country	POL	FRA
Birth date	Nov 13, 1990	Dec 27, 1984
Age	21	27
Height	203 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	69	20
Ranking points (entering)	682	1,815
Elo (entering)	1,814	1,972
Current career W-L	80–85	499–383
Current career earnings	$3,769,423	$16,045,734

Pre-match H2H

Jerzy Janowicz #69 0 – 0 Gilles Simon #20

Path

Jerzy Janowicz's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Janko Tipsarevic #9	3-6 6-1 4-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 3, 2012	QF
Andy Murray #3	5-7 7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 2, 2012	R16
Marin Cilic #15	7-6(6) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 1, 2012	R32
Philipp Kohlschreiber #19	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 31, 2012	R64
Florent Serra #122	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 29, 2012	Q2
Dmitry Tursunov #124	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 29, 2012	Q1

Jerzy Janowicz's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Ferrer #5	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 4, 2012	F

Gilles Simon's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tomas Berdych #6	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 3, 2012	QF
Kei Nishikori #16	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 2, 2012	R16
Victor Hanescu #61	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 1, 2012	R32
Marcos Baghdatis #32	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 31, 2012	R64