R64 Roland Garros 2007

Paul-Henri Mathieu #40 def. Gilles Simon #56

3-6 6-4 6-1 7-6(2)

Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Gilles Simon 3-6 6-4 6-1 7-6(2) in the 2007 Roland Garros second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPaul-Henri MathieuGilles Simon
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
49
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.3%57.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%57.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.5%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.0%54.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.6%38.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.2%46.8%
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.
-1.2-8.9
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.
+8.9+1.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2007 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
Age2522
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4056
Ranking points (entering)800620
Elo (entering)1,8601,756
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
Florian Mayer #376-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2007R128

Paul-Henri Mathieu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #1256-7(4) 0-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJun 3, 2007R32

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vincent Spadea #662-6 6-4 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2007R128