QF Marseille 2008

Paul-Henri Mathieu #21 def. Gilles Simon #30

6-3 6-4

Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Gilles Simon 6-3 6-4 in the 2008 Marseille quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPaul-Henri MathieuGilles Simon
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
84
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.8%62.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.5%77.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.9%60.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.3%24.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.9%42.1%
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.
+12.6-2.5
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.
+2.5-12.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPaul-Henri MathieuGilles Simon
Country FRA FRA
Birth dateJan 12, 1982Dec 27, 1984
Age2623
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2130
Ranking points (entering)1,4651,025
Elo (entering)1,8881,822
Current career W-L271–298499–383
Current career earnings$6,299,093$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H

Path

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Llodra #607-6(4) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2008R16
Marc Gicquel #617-6(7) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 2008R32

Paul-Henri Mathieu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #112-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2008SF

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #36-2 6-7(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2008R16
David Guez #1736-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 2008R32