Post Tagged with: "gilles simon"
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Ferrero fights back in Rome to defeat Monfils
Former world no.1 Juan Carlos Ferrero came back from two breaks down in the first to beat 13th seed Frenchman Gael Monfils in straight sets 7-5 6-3 and book his place in the third round of the Rome Tennis Masters. Monfils had the first set almost wrapped up after going [...] -
Ferrer defeats Verdasco in his opening match at Rome Masters
6th seed Spaniard David Ferrer won his opening match at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome as he defeated his countryman Fernando Verdasco 6-3 7-6 (3) and moved into the third round. Ferrer, who beat Verdasco in both of their previous matches this year (in Auckland semis and Acapulco final), dominated [...] -
Djokovic books a place in Madrid quarters
Defending champion Novak Djokovic overcame Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland to book a place in the last 8 of the Mutua Madrid Open, winning in straight sets 7-6 (5) 6-4. Djokovic, who was amongst the players complaining about the new blue clay used for this year’s tournament, had to fight hard [...] -
Stepanek beats Tomic in Madrid, Cilic also through to 2nd round
Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic won his opening match at the Mutua Madrid Open as he overcame Australia’s Bernard Tomic 6-2 7-5 in just under 1 hour and 30 minutes. Tomic was 4-1 up in the second set, but Stepanek fought right back and despite facing two break points when [...] -
Simon wins Bucharest title, beats Fognini in final
Frenchman Gilles Simon captured his 3rd Bucharest title as he beat Italy’s Fabio Fognini in Sunday’s Nastase Tiriac Trophy final, winning 6-4 6-3. This was the first tour final for Fognini, but he started the match with some confidence, going 2-0 up. It was followed by a couple of breaks [...] -
Simon throught to Bucharest final, plays Fognini
Frenchman Gilles Simon is on his way to a third Bucharest title after winning his semifinal match against Matthias Bachinger 7-5 6-2 and booking a place in Sunday’s Nastase Tiriac Trophy Event final. Simon looked in control of the match from the beginning of the first set, breaking his opponent [...] -
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 [...]
