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
Aces124
Double faults32
First serve %6153
First serve points won %6675
Second serve points won %6047
Break points saved %3375
Break points converted %2567
Service points won %6362
Return points won %3837
Total points won %5050

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-L1,141–231499–383
Current career earnings$194,691,590$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