Jannik Sinner hustles Gilles Simon 6-3 0-6 6-4 in the quarter in Cologne on Friday. Sinner will clash against Alexander Zverev in the semifinal.

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Simon commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Sinner in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, Sinner refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Simon in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (3-1) game before winning the set (6-3).

Certainly, a key moment was when Jannik won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.

The Italian was unerring in converting all his break points in the 2nd (0-1 15-40) and the 4th game (2-1 15-40). On the other side, the French player converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 7th game (2-4 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 57 points. The Italian was the one to win the set after conquering 11 points more than the French player (34-23). The Italian conceded 12 points on serve (21-12). In addition, on the other side, Simon conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).

There was not much of a fight in this set as the French player conceded no games to the Italian before winning the set 6-0.

the French player was spot on in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (3-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (5-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the French player didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 48 points. Simon was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than the Italian (30-18). Gilles conceded 7 points on serve (13-7). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 17 points on serve (11-17).

Simon got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Sinner in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, Sinner refused to bow to come back to break the French player in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4

).

Jannik converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (0-2 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Simon converted 11% of his break points (1/9). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 75 points. Sinner was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Gilles (41-34). Jannik conceded 16 points on serve (24-16). In addition, on the other side, the French player conceded 17 points on serve (18-17

).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sinner
Simon
6-3 0-6 6-4
2h:33
93
93
Total points
87
87
39
39
Winners
25
25
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
29%
29%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
1
1
65%
65%
1st in
53%
53%
59%
59%
1st won
60%
60%
39/66
39/66
1st won
25/42
25/42
49%
49%
2nd won
46%
46%
17/35
17/35
2nd won
17/37
17/37
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
Total
5/21
5/21
80%
80%
Won
24%
24%
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At the end of the match, Jannik scored 93 points vs. the French player’s 87.

Jannik was pretty effective at converting 80% of the break points that he conquered (4/5). On the other side, Gilles had some problems converting his break points (only 24% – 5/21). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Sinner and Simon is 1-0 for Jannik.

Highlights Jannik Sinner vs. Gilles Simon bett1HULKS Championships – Cologne

Draw and next match H2H: Jannik Sinner vs. Alexander Zverev – stats

Sinner will square off with Zverev in the semifinal.

This will be the 2nd time that Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.

The last time that they squared off, Sinner won 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the 4th round in Roland garros back in October 2020.

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