Paul Henri Mathieu vs Gilles Simon, Marseille 2008, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Series · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 15 Feb

Final

Paul Henri Mathieu

WinnerRank #9141.6958%

Mathieu won in 2 sets · 1h 15m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–4

Gilles Simon

LostRank #4642.3542%

Venue

Palais des Sports de Marseille

Marseille, FRA· Hard

Court speed

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 works

Very fast

2.9vs last year

Altitude

15 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 15m

8Aces4

2Double faults2

44Service points won34

10Service games played9

10Service games won7

9Return games played10

3/3100%Break points saved71%5/7

2/729%Break points converted0%0/3

Head to head

4Mathieu

2Simon

6 meetings

Hard 2–0Clay 2–1Grass 0–1

MarseilleQuarterfinal · 15 Feb 2008HardThis match
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
EstorilRound of 16 · 28 Apr 2016Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
WimbledonRound of 128 · 25 Jun 2012Grass
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Paul Henri Mathieu · Retired
New HavenQuarterfinal · 23 Aug 2007Hard
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Roland GarrosRound of 64 · 1 Jun 2007Clay
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 7⁷
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 1Set 4: 6²
Rome MastersQualifying R2 · 1 May 2005Clay
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Match research

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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.

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Paul Henri Mathieu vs Gilles Simon, Marseille 2008, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research