Gilles Simon stuns Taylor Fritz 7-5 5-7 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris on Wednesday. Simon is going to play against Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 3rd round. The epic lasted 3 hours and 6 minutes. His best result in this event was reaching the semifinal in 2012. Here you can see his history at this event.
Gilles added to his prize money € 33,795 after winning this match. He has won already € 72,865 after this win. If he wins the next match, Simon will add € 63,360 to his earnings to get in total € 136,225 in total.
Highlights Gilles Simon vs. Taylor Fritz Rolex Paris Masters – Paris
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
3h:06
At the end of the match, Gilles scored 115 points vs. Taylor’s 109.
Simon
Simon won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 36% (4/11) of the procured opportunities.
Fritz
On the other side, the American was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Simon and Fritz is 2-1 for Gilles.
Draw and next match H2H: Gilles Simon vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime – stats
Simon will compete against Auger-Aliassime in the 3rd round.
This will be the 3rd time that Gilles Simon and Felix Auger-Aliassime square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Auger-Aliassime (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on I.hard.
Live score progression and stats
Simon didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Taylor Fritz in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, there was more work to do for the French player to win the set because Fritz managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Simon maintained his cool to break Taylor in the 11th (6-5) game before conquering the set (7-5).
The French player converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the American converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 76 points. Simon was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than Taylor (42-34). Gilles dropped 9 points on serve (22-9). In addition, on the other side, Taylor conceded 20 points on serve (25-20).
Fritz won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Fritz broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 12th game to win the set 7-5.
Taylor was perfect in converting all his break points in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A). In addition on the other side, Gilles was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 83 points. Taylor won 5 points more than Simon (44-39). The American surrendered 15 points on serve (26-15). In addition, on the other side, Gilles conceded 18 points on serve (24-18).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Simon grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).
The French player was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Taylor was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 65 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Simon won just 3 more points than the American (34-31). The French player conceded 13 points on serve (26-13). In addition, on the other side, Fritz conceded 8 points on serve (18-8).
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