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Gilles Simon #16 def. Gael Monfils #86

6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 8-6

Match Information

Date Jan 20, 2013*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Gilles Simon
Score6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 8-6
Loser Gael Monfils
Duration4h 43m
StatGilles SimonGael Monfils
Aces09
Double faults411
First serve %6967
First serve points won %5668
Second serve points won %5442
Break points saved %6468
Break points converted %3236
Service points won %5559
Return points won %4145
Total points won %4951

Pre-match Comparison

FieldGilles SimonGael Monfils
Country FRA FRA
Birth dateDec 27, 1984Sep 1, 1986
Age2826
Height183193
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1686
Ranking points (entering)2,145600
Elo (entering)1,9691,983
Career W-L493–379569–356
Career earnings$16,045,734$25,007,032
Pre-match H2H
Gilles Simon 3 1 Gael Monfils

Path

Gilles Simon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2013R64 Jesse Levine 2-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2013R128 Filippo Volandri 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Gilles Simon's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2013R16 Andy Murray 3-6 1-6 3-6LH2HMatch data

Gael Monfils's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2013R64 Yen-Hsun Lu 7-6(5) 4-6 0-6 6-1 8-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2013R128 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-7(7) 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data