Gilles Simon vs Donald Young, Rome Masters 2012, Round of 64
Final score
Final
6-2 7-5
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed1.3 vs last year93.2Slow
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
1h 26m1Aces0
0Double faults5
41Service points won32
10Service games played10
9Service games won6
10Return games played10
2/367%Break points saved43%3/7
4/757%Break points converted33%1/3
Head to head
5Simon
1Young
6 meetingsClay 1–0Hard 3–1Grass 1–0
- Rome MastersRound of 64 · 15 May 2012ClayThis matchGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Donald YoungSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5
- US OpenRound of 128 · 1 Sept 2015HardDonald YoungSets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 4Set 5: 4
- AcapulcoRound of 16 · 26 Feb 2014HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Donald YoungSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- US OpenRound of 128 · 1 Sept 2010HardGilles SimonSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Donald YoungSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
- Canada MastersRound of 64 · 22 Jul 2008HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Donald YoungSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
- NottinghamRound of 32 · 17 Jun 2008GrassGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Donald YoungSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 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.