Bedene v Simon

Gilles Simon takes it, 11–2 on categories

Simon wins on double faults. Bedene’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Bedene 290 matches, Simon 879 matches.

• Bedene averages 8.4 aces a match to Simon’s 4.2 — 2 times as many.
• Simon averages 2.3 double faults a match to Bedene’s 3.1.
• Bedene has the better first-serve points won %: 74.1 to Simon’s 69.3.
• Winners’ edge: Simon’s team won 56%, Bedene’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Simon has 879 matches across 19 seasons, Bedene 290 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.