Gilles Simon vs Martin Klizan, Rotterdam 2013, Quarterfinal

ATP 500 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 15 Feb

Final · Retired

Gilles Simon

WinnerRank #4641.3871%

Simon won · Retired · 2h 19m

1–1

Set 16–7⁶

Set 26–3

Set 33–0

Martin Klizan

LostRank #11643.3629%

Venue

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, NED· 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

Fast

4.4vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 19m

10Aces6

3Double faults5

53Service points won65

12Service games played12

11Service games won8

12Return games played12

5/683%Break points saved85%23/27

4/2715%Break points converted17%1/6

Head to head

3Simon

0Klizan

3 meetings

Hard 2–0Clay 1–0

RotterdamQuarterfinal · 15 Feb 2013HardThis match
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Martin Klizan
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 3Set 3: 0
Martin Klizan · Retired
MetzSemifinal · 26 Sept 2015Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Martin Klizan
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Roland GarrosRound of 64 · 27 May 2015Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Martin Klizan
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2Set 3: 3
HamburgRound of 32 · 16 Jul 2014Clay
Gilles Simon
Martin Klizan
Martin Klizan · Walkover

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 Martin Klizan, Rotterdam 2013, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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