Novak Djokovic #3 def. Gilles Simon #8

3-6 7-5 7-5

Novak Djokovic defeated Gilles Simon 3-6 7-5 7-5 in the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicGilles Simon
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
124
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.5%53.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.7%74.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.5%47.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.3%61.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.1%36.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.2%49.8%
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.
-0.1-1.6
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.
+1.6+0.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicGilles Simon
Country SRB FRA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Dec 27, 1984
Age2124
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)38
Ranking points (entering)9,0103,945
Elo (entering)2,0972,005
Current career W-L1,146–232499–383
Current career earnings$195,569,265$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marin Cilic #196-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2009QF
Jan Hernych #666-3 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2009R16
Flavio Cipolla #1256-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2009R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #147-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2009F

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #587-6(3) 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2009QF
Teymuraz Gabashvili #776-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2009R16
Mohammad Ghareeb #4695-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2009R32