Jurgen Melzer vs Gilles Simon, Cincinnati Masters 2011, Round of 64
Final score
Final
6-7(3) 6-3 7-5
Venue and conditions
Lindner Family Tennis CenterMason, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.6 vs last year104.1Fast
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 20m7Aces10
3Double faults4
71Service points won64
17Service games played16
13Service games won15
16Return games played17
7/1164%Break points saved0%0/1
1/1100%Break points converted36%4/11
Head to head
1Melzer
4Simon
5 meetingsHard 0–4Clay 1–0
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 16 Aug 2011HardThis matchGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 63Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
- Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 9 Oct 2012HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- Miami MastersRound of 32 · 25 Mar 2012HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 4
- BangkokSemifinal · 3 Oct 2009HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 63
- BucharestRound of 16 · 13 Sept 2006ClayJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
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.