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Gilles Simon #15 def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #5

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 21, 2012*
Tournament Monte Carlo Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Gilles Simon
Score7-5 6-4
Loser Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Duration1h 32m
StatGilles SimonJo-Wilfried Tsonga
Aces00
Double faults14
First serve %5159
First serve points won %8162
Second serve points won %5635
Break points saved %2544
Break points converted %5675
Service points won %6951
Return points won %4931
Total points won %5842

Pre-match Comparison

FieldGilles SimonJo-Wilfried Tsonga
Country FRA FRA
Birth dateDec 27, 1984Apr 17, 1985
Age2727
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)155
Ranking points (entering)1,9804,795
Elo (entering)1,9242,152
Career W-L493–379445–228
Career earnings$16,045,734$22,524,073
Pre-match H2H
Gilles Simon 2 4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Path

Gilles Simon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 2012R16 Janko Tipsarevic 6-0 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 18, 2012R32 Frederico Gil 6-3 6-0WMatch data
Apr 17, 2012R64 Benjamin Balleret 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Gilles Simon's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 21, 2012SF Rafael Nadal 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 2012R16 Fernando Verdasco 7-6(7) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 18, 2012R32 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data