Gilles Simon vs Juan Martin del Potro, US Open 2011, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Simon won in 4 sets · 3h 57m
3–1
Set 14–6
Set 27–65
Set 36–2
Set 47–63
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.5 vs last year100.0Average
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
3h 57m11Aces3
4Double faults5
101Service points won96
21Service games played21
19Service games won18
21Return games played21
12/1486%Break points saved75%9/12
3/1225%Break points converted14%2/14
Head to head
3Simon
5Potro
8 meetingsHard 3–1Grass 0–4
- US OpenRound of 32 · 4 Sept 2011HardThis matchGilles SimonSets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Juan Martin del PotroSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 2Set 4: 63
- WimbledonRound of 16 · 10 Jul 2018GrassJuan Martin del PotroSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Set 3: 5Set 4: 7Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 61Set 2: 65Set 3: 7Set 4: 65
- StuttgartQuarterfinal · 10 Jun 2016GrassJuan Martin del PotroSets won: 2Set 1: 63Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 0
- MarseilleQuarterfinal · 22 Feb 2013HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Juan Martin del PotroSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- Olympic GamesRound of 16 · 1 Aug 2012GrassJuan Martin del PotroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- WimbledonRound of 32 · 25 Jun 2011GrassJuan Martin del PotroSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Set 3: 7Gilles SimonSets won: 0Set 1: 68Set 2: 65Set 3: 5
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.