Lloyd Harris beats Simon in the 1st round of the Mercedes Cup. HIGHLIGHTS – STUTTGART RESULTS

MERCEDES CUP - STUTTGART DRAW AND RESULTS. Harris downs Simon to compete against Felix Auger Aliassime in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Lloyd Harris vs. Gilles Simon

Lloyd Harris dispatches Gilles Simon 6-4 7-5 in the 1st round in Stuttgart on Tuesday. Harris will clash against Felix Auger Aliassime in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 21 minutes.

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Harris's Record

Highlights Lloyd Harris vs. Gilles Simon Mercedes Cup – Stuttgart

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Harris
Simon
Lloyd Harris
6-4 7-5
1h:21
Gilles Simon
60
60
Total points
52
52
28
28
Winners
28
28
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
54%
54%
-- Serve --
14
14
Aces
1
1
3
3
Double Faults
5
5
62%
62%
1st in
65%
65%
82%
82%
1st won
76%
76%
28/34
28/34
1st won
28/37
28/37
48%
48%
2nd won
35%
35%
10/21
10/21
2nd won
7/20
7/20
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
Total
2/3
2/3
80%
80%
Won
67%
67%
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At the end of the match, Harris scored 60 points vs. the French player’s 52.

Harris

Lloyd served very well to win 82% of the points (28/34) behind his first serve. Nonetheless he won only 48% points (10/21) on his second serve. The South African struck 14 aces and he committed 3 double faults. Harris was pretty focused in converting 80% of the break points that he procured (4/5).

Simon

On the other side, Gilles was pretty effective at converting 67% of the break points that he conquered points (2/3). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this encounter, the head to head between Harris and Simon is 1-2 for Gilles.

Draw and next match H2H: Lloyd Harris vs. Felix Auger Aliassime – stats

Harris will square off with Auger Aliassime in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Lloyd Harris and Felix Auger Aliassime face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Auger Aliassime (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

Lloyd Harris Draw info

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Harris didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Auger Aliassime in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for the South African to win the set since the French player managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. The South African maintained his focus to break Gilles in the 3rd (2-1) game before conquering the set (6-4).

The South African was flawless in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (1-1 30-40). On the other side, Simon was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40).

They played 51 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Lloyd won just 3 more points than Simon (27-24). Lloyd conceded 8 points on serve (17-8). on the other side of the net, Gilles conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).

Lloyd won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 6th (2-4) game, The South African broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game to conquer the set 7-5.

The South African converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (2-4 0-40 and 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). In addition on the other side, Simon converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 0-40 and 15-40).

They contested 61 points. The South African was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Simon (33-28). Harris lost 9 points on serve (21-9). In addition, on the other side, Simon conceded 12 points on serve (19-12).

 

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