Jannik Sinner and Gilles Simon will face off in the quarter of the bett1HULKS Championships for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:00 pm on bett1 Center Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jannik Sinner who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.22
Gilles Simon -> 4.33
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Prediction and head to head Jannik Sinner vs. Gilles Simon
There is no head to head record between Jannik Sinner and Gilles Simon since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Jannik Sinner
Ranked no. 46 (career high), the Italian reached the quarter after beating James Duckworth 6-1 6-2 and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Sinner had a good straight sets win against Herbert (6-3 6-1). During the match Sinner scored 61 points vs Herbert’s 43. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sinner recorded 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Jannik Sinner lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Sinner put 69% of his first serves in, winning 67% (24/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (7/16) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Herbert 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to conquer 62% of the points he played.
Sinner has a solid record in the last 3 years having won 65% of his matches (106-58). 4-3 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Sinner has a 36-11 match record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.
The Italian has a 13-12 win-loss record in 2020, 4-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cologne
Sinner didn’t play in Cologne in 2019.
Gilles Simon
Ranked no. 58, the French player got to the quarter after defeating Jordan Thompson 6-3 7-5 and Denis Shapovalov 6-1 4-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Simon defeated Shapovalov (6-1 4-6 6-2). During the match Simon scored 93 points vs Shapovalov’s 71. Gilles was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Simon scored 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Gilles Simon lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Simon put 64% of his first serves in, winning 74% (35/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (12/27) on the 2nd serve. Simon broke Shapovalov 7 times after converting 54% of his break points (7/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gilles has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The French player best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Marseille.
the French player has a 12-13 win-loss record in 2020, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cologne
Gilles didn’t play in Cologne in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Sinner | Simon |
---|---|---|
Match played | 2 | 2 |
Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
Tot Games | 31 | 46 |
Pts | 121-74 | 163-122 |
Total Points | 195 | 285 |
Winners | 49 | 59 |
%Winners | 40% | 36% |
Both Sinner and Simon played 2 matches. At the moment, Gilles Simon conceded 1 set while Jannik Sinner hasn’t dropped a set so far. Sinner has played 1 set(s) less than Simon (4 vs 5). Therefore, Sinner played 15 games less than Simon. The Italian scored 49 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, the French player bagged 59 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Sinner | Simon |
---|---|---|
Aces | 2 | 7 |
Avg per match | 1 | 3.5 |
1st in | 68/99 | 76/134 |
%1st in | 69% | 57% |
1st pts | 49/68 | 59/76 |
%1st pts | 72% | 78% |
2nd pts | 16/31 | 32/58 |
%2nd pts | 52% | 55% |
Sinner recorded 2 aces (1 per match). Simon scored 7 aces (3.5 per match). Sinner won 72% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Simon won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Sinner | Simon |
---|---|---|
Won | 11 | 10 |
Converted | 11/15 | 10/17 |
% Converted | 73% | 59% |
Conceded | 8 | 10 |
Saved | 6 | 6 |
% Saved | 75% | 60% |
Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
Jannik broke his opponents 11 times with a 73% conversion rate. The Italian lost his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Simon broke his opponents 10 times with a 59% conversion rate. the French player conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
Sinner | ||||
R1 Duckworth |
R2 Herbert |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-1 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Tot Games | 15 | 16 | 31 | |
pts | 60-31 | 61-43 | 121-74 | |
Total points | 91 | 104 | 195 | |
Winners | 25 | 24 | 49 | |
%Winners | 42% | 39% | 40% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
1st in | 32/47 | 36/52 | 68/99 | |
% 1st in | 68% | 69% | 69% | |
1st pts | 25/32 | 24/36 | 49/68 | |
% 1st pts | 78% | 67% | 72% | |
2nd pts | 9/15 | 7/16 | 16/31 | |
% 2nd pts | 60% | 44% | 52% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
Converted | 5/7 | 6/8 | 11/15 | |
Converted % | 71% | 75% | 73% | |
Conceded | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
Saved | 2/2 | 4/6 | 6 | |
Saved % | 100% | 67% | 84% | |
Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Simon | ||||
R1 Thompson |
R2 Shapovalov |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-3 7-5 | 6-1 4-6 6-2 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Tot Games | 21 | 25 | 46 | |
pts | 70-51 | 93-71 | 163-122 | |
Total points | 121 | 164 | 285 | |
Winners | 24 | 35 | 59 | |
%Winners | 34% | 38% | 36% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
1st in | 29/60 | 47/74 | 76/134 | |
% 1st in | 48% | 64% | 57% | |
1st pts | 24/29 | 35/47 | 59/76 | |
% 1st pts | 83% | 74% | 78% | |
2nd pts | 20/31 | 12/27 | 32/58 | |
% 2nd pts | 65% | 44% | 55% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
Converted | 3/4 | 7/13 | 10/17 | |
Converted % | 75% | 54% | 59% | |
Conceded | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
Saved | 2/3 | 4/7 | 6 | |
Saved % | 67% | 57% | 62% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Head 2 Head
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