Gilles Simon vs Nicolas Almagro, Nice 2012, Semifinal

ATP 250 · Semifinal · Clay · Fri 25 May

Final

Gilles Simon

LostRank #4642.3642%

Almagro won in 2 sets · 1h 8m

0–2

Set 11–6

Set 23–6

Nicolas Almagro

WinnerRank #8451.6858%

Venue

Nice Lawn Tennis Club

Nice, FRA· Clay

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

Slow

0.9vs last year

Wind

10 km/h

Light

Humidity

74%

Humid

Temperature

24°C

Warm

Altitude

74 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 8m

1Aces8

1Double faults1

26Service points won37

8Service games played8

4Service games won8

8Return games played8

5/956%Break points saved100%4/4

0/40%Break points converted44%4/9

Head to head

2Simon

2Almagro

4 meetings

Clay 1–2Grass 1–0

NiceSemifinal · 25 May 2012ClayThis match
Nicolas Almagro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
WimbledonRound of 128 · 30 Jun 2015Grass
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Nicolas Almagro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
HamburgFinal · 24 Jul 2011Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Nicolas Almagro
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
ValenciaFinal · 16 Apr 2006Clay
Nicolas Almagro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

Match research

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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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Gilles Simon vs Nicolas Almagro, Nice 2012, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research