Gilles Simon vs Pablo Carreno Busta, Australian Open 2018, Round of 64
Final score
Final · Retired
6-2 3-0 RET
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUSShow Court 3
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.2 vs last year102.3Average
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
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
2Aces5
2Double faults0
21/3560%1st serve %61%20/33
12/1486%2nd serve %100%13/13
12/2157%1st serve points won75%15/20
2/1414%2nd serve points won69%9/13
2/633%Break points saved100%4/4
6Service games played5
Return
5/2025%1st serve return points43%9/21
4/1331%2nd serve return points86%12/14
0/40%Break points converted67%4/6
5Return games played6
Points
14Service points won24
9Receiver points won21
6Max points in a row9
Games
1Max games in a row8
Point by point
Simon0
Carreno Busta3
015030040
Simon0
Carreno Busta2
015030040
Simon0
Carreno Busta1
0151515153015403040
Simon2
Carreno Busta6
015030040
Simon2
Carreno Busta5
01503015301540
Simon2
Carreno Busta4
015151515301540
Simon2
Carreno Busta3
0151515153030303040
Simon2
Carreno Busta2
150300301530303040404040A4040A40404040A
Simon2
Carreno Busta1
015030153030304030
Simon1
Carreno Busta1
15030040040154030404040A
Simon1
Carreno Busta0
15015153015303030404040A40
Head to head
3Simon
4Busta
7 meetingsHard 1–2Clay 2–2
- Australian OpenRound of 64 · 17 Jan 2018HardThis matchPablo Carreno BustaSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Gilles SimonSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0
Gilles Simon · Retired
- Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 24 May 2022ClayGilles SimonSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 1Set 5: 6Pablo Carreno BustaSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 4
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 12 Aug 2019HardPablo Carreno BustaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Gilles SimonSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 64
- Rome MastersRound of 64 · 16 May 2017ClayPablo Carreno BustaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 11 Oct 2016HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Pablo Carreno BustaSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 3
- Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 4 May 2016ClayGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Pablo Carreno BustaSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 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.