Archive for category: Gilles Simon
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Simon moves into Bucharest semis, Balazs beats Malisse
Two times Bucharest champion Gilles Simon of France secured his spot in Saturday’s semifinals after he defeated Poland’s Lukasz Kubot 3-6 6-1 6-3. First seed Simon converted 6 out of 15 break points and after a slow start he took control of the match, winning in 2 hours and 13 [...] -
Simon into Bucharest QFs, Fognini beats Baghdatis
First seed Gilles Simon of France won his second round match at the Nastase Tiriac Tennis Trophy in Bucharest as he defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 6-4 6-2. The two times Bucharest champion Simon (2007, 2008) will next play Polish 7th seed Lukasz Kubot, who beat Romanian wild card holder [...] -
Nadal beats Djokovic in Monte Carlo final, wins 8th title
Rafael Nadal has captured his 8th Monte Carlo Masters title as he beat world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-1 in Sunday’s final. The Spaniard drew first blood as he broke Djokovic in the third game of the first set. Nadal, standing a few meters behind the baseline, was solid as [...] -
Nadal beats Simon, sets up Djokovic final in Monte Carlo
Rafael Nadal is yet to drop a set at this year’s Monte Carlo Tennis Masters after he outplayed the Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-3 6-4 and set up a long expected Sunday final against world no.1 Novak Djokovic. Nadal is without a title since winning last year’s Roland Garros, but this [...] -
Djokovic reaches Monte Carlo final, beats Berdych
World no.1 Novak Djokovic will face the 7 time Monte Carlo Masters champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s final. This will be the second final for the Serbian after he was a runner up in 2009, having lost to Nadal. Djokovic battled back from a set down to beat the Czech [...] -
Simon upsets Tsonga in Monte Carlo, plays Nadal next
Gilles Simon beat his French compatriot and no.4 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5 6-4 and moved into the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals. Tonga got off to a very slow start, dropping his serve twice to allow Simon a quick 3-0 lead. He managed to get those breaks back and level the [...] -
Nadal beats Wawrinka and moves into Monte Carlo semis
Defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain won his 40th consecutive match at the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters as he defeated the Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-5 6-4 and booked his place in Saturday’s semis. Nadal, who lifted this trophy on 7 previous occasions, started the first set with a quick break. [...] -
Murray through in Monte Carlo as injured Benneteau retires
British no.1 Andy Murray moved into the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters quarterfinals as his opponent Julien Benneteau of France was forced to retire due to an ankle injury at 6-5 for Murray. At 5-5 in the first set, Benneteau twisted his right ankle while chasing down a shot. He received [...] -
Djokovic advances in Monte Carlo as he beats Seppi
No.1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his second round match at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters as he defeated Italy´s Andreas Seppi 6-1 6-4 in 1 hour and 27 minutes. The Serbian, who had a first round bye, eased through the first by taking his opponent´s serve twice. Seppi [...] -
Tsonga beats Harrison, Isner defeats Simon in Davis Cup QF
France and USA all all square after the first day of their Davis Cup quarterfinal match that is being played in the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune Cap Martin, France. World no.6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga gave France the lead after he beat the 19 year old American Ryan Harrison 7-5 [...] -
Murray defeats Simon for a quarterfinal spot in Miami
No.4 seed Andy Murray battled past the Frenchman Gilles Simon as he won in straight sets 6-3 6-4 and reached the quarterfinals of the Miami Tennis Masters. The first set started with a brutal service game from Murray that lasted an unbelievable 16 minutes. The Brit faced three break points [...] -
Isner beats Monaco, Simon defeats Wawrinka
American John Isner is through to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. He defeated the Argentine Juan Monaco in two close sets 7-5 7-5. Both sets were decided with a break in the last game of the set, and the world no.11 Isner could well [...] -
Berdych beats Monfils and claims Open Sud title
Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic captured the 7th career title with a 6-2 4-6 6-3 win over Gael Monfils in the Open Sud de France final in Montpellier. The match lasted just over two hours and both players produced some high quality tennis. Monfils was the defending champion, but this [...]
