Novak Djokovic #4 def. Gilles Simon #10

6-3 2-6 6-2

Novak Djokovic defeated Gilles Simon 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the 2009 Shanghai Masters quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicGilles Simon
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
14
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
51
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.9%52.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.5%60.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.8%41.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
44.4%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
54.8%51.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%55.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.5%45.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.4%48.6%
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.
-8.7-11.9
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.
+11.9+8.7

* 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
Age2224
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)410
Ranking points (entering)7,7403,285
Elo (entering)2,2181,948
Current career W-L1,146–232499–383
Current career earnings$195,569,265$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #4 3 – 1 Gilles Simon #10

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rainer Schuettler #996-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 2009R16
Fabio Fognini #666-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2009R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #86-4 4-6 6-7(1)LH2HMatch dataOct 17, 2009SF

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Berdych #206-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 2009R16
Viktor Troicki #316-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2009R32