Juan Carlos Ferrero vs Gilles Simon, US Open 2009, Round of 32
Final score
Final · Retired
Ferrero won · Retired · 2h 29m
2–1
Set 11–6
Set 26–4
Set 37–65
Set 41–0
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed2.7 vs last year100.0Average
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
2h 29m9Aces8
2Double faults4
59Service points won70
14Service games played16
11Service games won13
16Return games played14
5/863%Break points saved75%9/12
3/1225%Break points converted38%3/8
Head to head
3Ferrero
0Simon
3 meetingsHard 1–0Grass 1–0Clay 1–0
- US OpenRound of 32 · 6 Sept 2009HardThis matchJuan Carlos FerreroSets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Set 4: 1Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 65Set 4: 0
Gilles Simon · Retired
- WimbledonRound of 16 · 29 Jun 2009GrassJuan Carlos FerreroSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- Hamburg MastersQualifying R1 · 7 May 2005ClayJuan Carlos FerreroSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 0Set 1: 611Set 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.