R64 Australian Open 2012

Julien Benneteau #39 def. Gilles Simon #14

7-5 7-6(8) 1-6 3-6 6-2

Julien Benneteau defeated Gilles Simon 7-5 7-6(8) 1-6 3-6 6-2 in the 2012 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJulien BenneteauGilles Simon
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
63
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
63
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.3%64.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.0%63.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.3%48.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
56.2%61.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.2%58.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.9%43.8%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.8%41.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.7%50.3%
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.
-4.8-4.8
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.
+4.8+4.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJulien BenneteauGilles Simon
Country FRA FRA
Birth dateDec 20, 1981Dec 27, 1984
Age3027
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3914
Ranking points (entering)1,0302,005
Elo (entering)1,9071,914
Current career W-L270–293499–383
Current career earnings$9,556,742$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H
Julien Benneteau #39 1 3 Gilles Simon #14

Path

Julien Benneteau's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Beck #1006-4 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128

Julien Benneteau's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kei Nishikori #266-4 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 3-6LH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Danai Udomchoke #2016-1 3-6 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128