Mikhail Youzhny vs Gilles Simon, Valencia 2009, Quarterfinal

ATP 500 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 6 Nov

Final

Mikhail Youzhny

WinnerRank #1152.2042%Upset

Youzhny won in 2 sets · 1h 37m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–4

Gilles Simon

LostRank #4641.6158%

Venue

L'Agora, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

Valencia, 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

Average

7.3vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 37m

4Aces5

0Double faults2

51Service points won36

10Service games played10

10Service games won8

10Return games played10

11/11100%Break points saved50%2/4

2/450%Break points converted0%0/11

Head to head

8Youzhny

4Simon

12 meetings

Hard 6–2Clay 0–2Grass 2–0

ValenciaQuarterfinal · 6 Nov 2009HardThis match
Mikhail Youzhny
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
TokyoRound of 32 · 6 Oct 2015Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mikhail Youzhny
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Canada MastersRound of 32 · 12 Aug 2015Hard
Mikhail Youzhny
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
Rome MastersRound of 32 · 15 May 2013Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Mikhail Youzhny
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
HamburgSemifinal · 23 Jul 2011Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Mikhail Youzhny
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
DubaiRound of 32 · 22 Feb 2011Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Mikhail Youzhny
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5

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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Mikhail Youzhny vs Gilles Simon, Valencia 2009, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research