Nick Kyrgios and Gilles Simon will square off in the 2nd round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 6.45 pm (NB) on the Melbourne Arena. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nick Kyrgios who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nick Kyrgios is the pick to win this match.
Nick Kyrgios -> 1.22
Gilles Simon -> 4.33
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Prediction and head to head Nick Kyrgios vs. Gilles Simon
This will be the 2nd time that Nick Kyrgios and Gilles Simon square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kyrgios (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Kyrgios won 6-4 7-65 in the 2nd round in Washington back in 2019.
Highlights Nick Kyrgios vs Nick Kyrgios – Washington 31-July-2019
Nick Kyrgios
Ranked no. 26, the Australian got to the 2nd round after defeating Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 7-63 7-61.
In the 1st round, Nick had a good straight sets win against Sonego (6-2 7-63 7-61). During the match Kyrgios scored 103 points vs Sonego’s 83. Kyrgios was extremely aggressive to blast 59 winners.
Talking about serving, Kyrgios blasted 14 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Nick Kyrgios was extremely effective on serve to win 91% (59/65) of his 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Nick broke Sonego twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Kyrgios has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 68% of his matches (730-341). 4-1 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kyrgios has a 202-104 record in the last 10 years on hard.
Kyrgios’s best result of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney.
Nick has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
The Australian lost in the 1st round 6-4 7-65 6-4 to Milos Raonic.
Gilles Simon
Ranked no. 61, the French Player got to the 2nd round after defeating Pablo Cuevas 6-1 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round, Gilles had a good straight sets win against Cuevas (6-1 6-3 6-3). During the match Simon scored 93 points vs Cuevas’s 66. Gilles was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Simon blasted 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Gilles Simon lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Simon put 55% of his first serves in, winning 81% (38/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. Simon broke Cuevas 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Simon has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 52% of his matches (467-425). 2-1 on hard in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Simon has a 299-223 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Simon has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2020, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Gilles lost in the 2nd round 2-6 6-4 4-6 7-68 6-4 to Alex Bolt.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kyrgios | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 34 | 25 |
| Pts | 103-83 | 93-66 |
| Total Points | 186 | 159 |
| Winners | 59 | 38 |
| %Winners | 57% | 41% |
Both Kyrgios and Simon played 1 matche. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kyrgios and Simon have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Kyrgios played 9 games more than Simon. The Australian scored 59 winners (57% on total points). On the other side, Gilles blasted 38 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kyrgios | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 14 | 9 |
| 1st in | 65/87 | 47/86 |
| %1st in | 75% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 59/65 | 38/47 |
| %1st pts | 91% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 19/39 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 49% |
Kyrgios blasted 14 aces . Simon blasted 9 aces . Kyrgios won 91% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Simon won 81% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kyrgios | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 6 |
| Converted | 2/6 | 6/9 |
| % Converted | 33% | 67% |
| Conceded | 0 | 8 |
| Saved | 0 | 7 |
| % Saved | NAN% | 88% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 |
The Australian broke his opponent twice with 33% conversion rate. Nick was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points. The French Player broke his opponent 6 times with 67% conversion rate. Simon conceded his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kyrgios | |||
| R1 Sonego |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-63 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 34 | |
| pts | 103-83 | 103-83 | |
| Total points | 186 | 186 | |
| Winners | 59 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 57% | 57% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 14 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 65/87 | 65/87 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 59/65 | 59/65 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 91% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 12/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 2/6 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Simon | |||
| R1 Cuevas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 93-66 | 93-66 | |
| Total points | 159 | 159 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 47/86 | 47/86 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 38/47 | 38/47 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/39 | 19/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 6/9 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 13% | 13% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
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