Ivan Ljubicic vs Gilles Simon, Paris Masters 2009, Round of 32

Masters 1000 · Round of 32 · Hard · Wed 11 Nov

Final

Ivan Ljubicic

LostRank #532.3739%

Simon won in 3 sets · 2h 7m

1–2

Set 13–6

Set 26–3

Set 36–7⁴

Gilles Simon

WinnerRank #4641.5361%

Venue

Accor Arena

Paris, 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

Fast

1.9vs last year

Altitude

48 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 7m

18Aces12

0Double faults5

70Service points won66

15Service games played15

14Service games won14

15Return games played15

6/786%Break points saved67%2/3

1/333%Break points converted14%1/7

Head to head

3Ljubicic

2Simon

5 meetings

Hard 1–1Clay 2–1

Paris MastersRound of 32 · 11 Nov 2009HardThis match
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁴
Madrid MastersRound of 64 · 3 May 2011Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7¹⁰
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6⁸
Madrid MastersRound of 16 · 15 May 2009Clay
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
Indian Wells MastersRound of 32 · 16 Mar 2009Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6³
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 20 Apr 2006Clay
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Match research

Pro

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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Ivan Ljubicic vs Gilles Simon, Paris Masters 2009, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research