Ricardo Mello vs Gilles Simon, US Open 2011, Round of 128

Grand Slam · Round of 128 · Hard · Wed 31 Aug

Final

Ricardo Mello

LostRank #101816.006%

Simon won in 5 sets · 3h 32m

2–3

Set 16–3

Set 23–6

Set 34–6

Set 46–3

Set 54–6

Gilles Simon

WinnerRank #4641.0494%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· 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

0.6vs last year

Wind

9 km/h

Light

Humidity

77%

Humid

Temperature

27°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

3h 32m

2Aces9

4Double faults8

107Service points won100

24Service games played23

21Service games won21

23Return games played24

12/1580%Break points saved67%4/6

2/633%Break points converted20%3/15

Head to head

1Mello

2Simon

3 meetings

Hard 0–1Clay 1–1

US OpenRound of 128 · 31 Aug 2011HardThis match
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 3Set 5: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Set 5: 4
Weiden ChallengerRound of 16 · 10 Jun 2004Clay
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
Furth ChallengerRound of 16 · 3 Jun 2004Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 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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Ricardo Mello vs Gilles Simon, US Open 2011, Round of 128

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research