Gilles Simon vs Andy Murray, Madrid Masters 2008, Final

Masters 1000 · Final · Hard · Sun 19 Oct

Final

Gilles Simon

LostRank #4644.3323%

Murray won in 2 sets · 1h 35m

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 26–7⁶

Andy Murray

WinnerRank #1601.2777%

Venue

Madrid Arena

Madrid, ESP· 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

Fast

1.9vs last year

Altitude

634 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Moderate

Match stats

1h 35m

1Aces11

1Double faults0

48Service points won48

11Service games played11

10Service games won11

11Return games played11

3/475%Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted25%1/4

Head to head

3Simon

15Murray

18 meetings

Hard 2–9Clay 1–5Grass 0–1

Madrid MastersFinal · 19 Oct 2008HardThis match
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁶
Paris MastersRound of 64 · 31 Oct 2022Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Andy Murray
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 3
ViennaRound of 16 · 27 Oct 2016Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
Shanghai MastersSemifinal · 15 Oct 2016Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Madrid MastersRound of 16 · 5 May 2016Clay
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
RotterdamQuarterfinal · 13 Feb 2015Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Andy Murray
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Match research

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Everything 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.

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Gilles Simon vs Andy Murray, Madrid Masters 2008, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research