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

7-5 6-4

Gilles Simon defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5 6-4 in the 2012 Monte-Carlo Masters quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 21, 2012*
Tournament: Monte-Carlo Masters
Edition: 2012
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 32m

Match Statistics

Stat	Gilles Simon	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Aces	0	0
Double faults	1	4
First serve %	51	59
First serve points won %	81	62
Second serve points won %	56	35
Break points saved %	25	44
Break points converted %	56	75
Service points won %	69	51
Return points won %	49	31
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Gilles Simon	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Country	FRA	FRA
Birth date	Dec 27, 1984	Apr 17, 1985
Age	27	27
Height	183 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	15	5
Ranking points (entering)	1,980	4,795
Elo (entering)	1,925	2,129
Current career W-L	499–383	449–230
Current career earnings	$16,045,734	$22,524,073

Pre-match H2H

Gilles Simon #15 2 – 4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #5

Path

Gilles Simon's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Janko Tipsarevic #8	6-0 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2012	R16
Frederico Gil	6-3 6-0	W	—	Match data	Apr 18, 2012	R32
Benjamin Balleret #332	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 2012	R64

Gilles Simon's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #2	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 21, 2012	SF

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Verdasco #19	7-6(7) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2012	R16
Philipp Kohlschreiber #34	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 2012	R32