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Novak Djokovic #4 def. Gilles Simon #10

6-3 2-6 6-2

Match Information

Date Oct 17, 2009*
Tournament Shanghai Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Novak Djokovic
Score6-3 2-6 6-2
Loser Gilles Simon
Duration2h 24m
StatNovak DjokovicGilles Simon
Aces14
Double faults51
First serve %6253
First serve points won %6261
Second serve points won %4441
Break points saved %4457
Break points converted %4356
Service points won %5552
Return points won %4845
Total points won %5149

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicGilles Simon
Country SRB FRA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Dec 27, 1984
Age2224
Height188183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)410
Ranking points (entering)7,7403,285
Elo (entering)2,2141,945
Career W-L1,122–223493–379
Career earnings$193,469,626$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic 3 2 Gilles Simon

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 16, 2009R16 Rainer Schuettler 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 2009R32 Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Novak Djokovic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 17, 2009SF Nikolay Davydenko 6-4 4-6 6-7(1)LH2HMatch data

Gilles Simon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 16, 2009R16 Tomas Berdych 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 2009R32 Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data