Ivo Karlovic vs Gilles Simon, Madrid Masters 2008, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Simon won in 3 sets · 2h 14m
1–2
Set 16–71
Set 26–4
Set 36–72
Venue and conditions
Madrid ArenaMadrid, ESP
Indoor hardCourt speed2.0 vs last year105.9Fast
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 worksAltitude634 mModerate
Match stats
2h 14m27Aces4
1Double faults1
65Service points won67
17Service games played17
14Service games won13
17Return games played17
4/757%Break points saved33%2/6
4/667%Break points converted43%3/7
Head to head
3Karlovic
3Simon
6 meetingsHard 2–3Grass 1–0
- Madrid MastersQuarterfinal · 17 Oct 2008HardThis matchGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Ivo KarlovicSets won: 1Set 1: 61Set 2: 6Set 3: 62
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 17 Aug 2015HardIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 63Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 3
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 32 · 14 Mar 2011HardIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- NottinghamRound of 16 · 20 Jun 2007GrassIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 64Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 64Set 2: 7Set 3: 4
- Cincinnati MastersQualifying R1 · 13 Aug 2005HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Ivo KarlovicSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 4
- SunriseRound of 32 · 16 Mar 2005HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ivo KarlovicSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
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.