Novak Djokovic #2 def. Gilles Simon #32

6-3 3-6 7-5

Novak Djokovic defeated Gilles Simon 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the 2017 Monte-Carlo Masters second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicGilles Simon
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.4%55.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
62.7%59.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.4%48.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
16.7%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.4%54.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%83.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.2%38.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.8%47.2%
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.
-2.4-9.0
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.
+9.0+2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicGilles Simon
Country SRB FRA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Dec 27, 1984
Age2932
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)232
Ranking points (entering)7,9051,255
Elo (entering)2,3641,918
Current career W-L1,141–231499–383
Current career earnings$194,691,590$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #2 9 1 Gilles Simon #32

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pablo Carreno Busta #196-2 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 2017R16

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Malek Jaziri #606-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2017R64