Gilles Simon vs Guillaume Rufin, Nice 2013, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-4 6-3
Venue and conditions
Nice Lawn Tennis ClubNice, FRA
ClayCourt speed4.5 vs last year91.9Very slow
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 36m1Aces1
3Double faults3
35Service points won37
9Service games played10
7Service games won5
10Return games played9
5/771%Break points saved58%7/12
5/1242%Break points converted29%2/7
Head to head
2Simon
0Rufin
2 meetingsClay 1–0Hard 1–0
- NiceRound of 16 · 22 May 2013ClayThis matchGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Guillaume RufinSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- MontpellierQuarterfinal · 3 Feb 2012HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 62Set 3: 6Guillaume RufinSets won: 1Set 1: 65Set 2: 7Set 3: 2
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.