Nikolay Davydenko vs Gilles Simon, Valencia 2010, Quarterfinal

ATP 500 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 5 Nov

Final

Nikolay Davydenko

LostRank #2482.6936%

Simon won in 3 sets · 2h 29m

1–2

Set 14–6

Set 27–6⁵

Set 33–6

Gilles Simon

WinnerRank #4641.5464%

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

0.8vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 29m

3Aces5

1Double faults0

52Service points won66

15Service games played16

10Service games won13

16Return games played15

1/617%Break points saved57%4/7

3/743%Break points converted83%5/6

Head to head

3Davydenko

5Simon

8 meetings

Hard 2–4Clay 1–1

ValenciaQuarterfinal · 5 Nov 2010HardThis match
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
Canada MastersRound of 64 · 6 Aug 2013Hard
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
ValenciaRound of 32 · 31 Oct 2011Hard
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
MarseilleRound of 32 · 16 Feb 2011Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 4
Cincinnati MastersRound of 16 · 20 Aug 2009Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
New HavenRound of 16 · 23 Aug 2007Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nikolay Davydenko
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

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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Nikolay Davydenko vs Gilles Simon, Valencia 2010, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research