Gilles Simon vs Rafael Nadal, Olympic Games 2016, Round of 16

Olympics · Round of 16 · Hard · Thu 11 Aug

Final

Gilles Simon

LostRank #4644.4622%

Nadal won in 2 sets · 2h 2m

0–2

Set 16–7⁵

Set 23–6

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.2578%

Venue

Parque Olimpico

Rio de Janeiro, BRA· 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

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Wind

28 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

69%

Moderate

Temperature

22°C

Mild

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

3Aces1

0Double faults2

59/7975%1st serve %73%47/64

20/20100%2nd serve %88%15/17

35/5959%1st serve points won72%34/47

8/2040%2nd serve points won29%5/17

4/944%Break points saved50%3/6

11Service games played10

Return

13/4728%1st serve return points41%24/59

12/1771%2nd serve return points60%12/20

3/650%Break points converted56%5/9

10Return games played11

Points

43Service points won39

25Receiver points won36

7Max points in a row5

Games

2Max games in a row5

0Tiebreaks1

Simon3

Nadal6

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Simon3

Nadal5

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Simon2

Nadal5

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Simon1

Nadal5

015030040

Simon1

Nadal4

150300400

Simon0

Nadal4

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Simon0

Nadal3

015030153030304030404040A

Simon0

Nadal2

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Simon0

Nadal1

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Head to head

1Simon

8Nadal

9 meetings

Hard 1–6Clay 0–2

Olympic GamesRound of 16 · 11 Aug 2016HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 3
Indian Wells MastersRound of 16 · 18 Mar 2015Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Rome MastersRound of 32 · 14 May 2014Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 2
Monte Carlo MastersSemifinal · 21 Apr 2012Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
US OpenRound of 32 · 5 Sept 2010Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 28 Jan 2009Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 7
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5Set 3: 5

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 Rafael Nadal, Olympic Games 2016, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research