Yardbarker: Gilles Simon

Murray, Davydenko win in Valencia; Simon out

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:27:17 -0500

Top-seeded Andy Murray reached the semifinals of the Valencia Open on Friday, beating Albert Montanes 6-4, 6-2, while fifth-seeded Gilles Simon crashed out, losing 6-4, 6-4 to Mikhail Youzhny. Murray looked comfortable throughout his 73-minute match and broke Montanes of Spain in the first game. Murray broke again in the ninth to help clinch the set before racing to a 4-0 lead in the second and securing a semifinal spot.

Murray through in Valencia; Simon crashes out

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:56:20 -0500

Tsonga, four other Frenchmen in Lyon quarters

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:45:44 -0500

Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga led five Frenchmen into the Lyon Grand Prix quarterfinals on Thursday by beating Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-3, 6-2. Tsonga was joined by second-seeded Gilles Simon, former Lyon finalist Marc Gicquel, Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra.

How to pronounce the names of the biggest stars in tennis

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:24:08 -0500

Mine is Gilles Simon. Even though I know the name of the No. 10 ranked Frenchman is pronounced Jh-ill See-MON, me and my Yankee accent can never get it right when I say it aloud. (I think it's because whenever I read the name I think of former Arizona guard Miles Simon.)We all have ours. Bud Collins still can't say Martina Navratilova's name right. Pam Shriver was annoying during the U.S. Open with her butchering of Yanina Wickmayer (and for many other reasons). And don't even...

Simon edges Troicki 7-5, 6-3 to win Thailand Open

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:55:06 -0500

Gilles Simon of France won the Thailand Open on Sunday, defeating Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 for his first ATP title of the year and sixth overall. "I expected a very hard time on the court, and I had some (difficulty). It's never easy to win a tournament," said the second-seeded Gilles. Troicki, seeded fourth, and Simon traded breaks late in the first set before the Frenchman broke when leading 6-5. Simon broke an error-prone Troicki to make it 4-2 in the second set.

Troicki, Simon to meet in Thailand Open final

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:41:58 -0500

Viktor Troicki of Serbia upset defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 Saturday to reach the Thailand Open final. The fourth-seeded Troicki will face Gilles Simon of France, who beat Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the other semifinal. Tsonga, ranked No. 7 and seeded No. 1, unraveled after easily winning the first set. He dropped serve twice in each of the following two sets. "It's great to beat a top-10 (player). I played great," said the...

Tsonga, Simon march into Thailand Open semis

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:41:04 -0500

Second-seeded Gilles Simon of France rallied past big-hitting Evgeny Korolev of Russia on Friday to reach the Thailand Open semifinals with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory. Simon struggled to counter the 66th-ranked Korolev's big groundstrokes in the first set, having to chase down shot after shot before finally starting to force some errors. "He played amazing tennis in the first two sets," the 10th-ranked Simon said. "He rarely gave me any chance in the first set and hit th...

Simon, Melzer march into Thailand Open semis

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:16:37 -0500

Simon, Melzer march into Thailand Open semifinals

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:39:00 -0500

Second-seeded Gilles Simon of France rallied past big-hitting Evgeny Korolev of Russia on Friday to reach the Thailand Open semifinals with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory.

Gilles Simon, Jurgen Melzer reach Thailand Open semifinals

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:39:39 -0500

Second-seeded Gilles Simon of France rallied past big-hitting Evgeny Korolev of Russia on Friday to reach the Thailand Open semifinals with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory.

Gilles Simon rebounds, reaches Thailand Open quarters

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:21:56 -0500

Tenth-ranked Gilles Simon of France, playing his first match in a month, routed American Kevin Kim 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the Thailand Open.

Simon, Isner move on to Thailand Open quarters

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:57:00 -0500

Tenth-ranked Gilles Simon of France, playing his first match in a month, routed American Kevin Kim 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to reserve a quarterfinal spot at the Thailand Open at Impact Arena.

U.S. Open: Juan Carlos Ferrero advances after Gilles Simon retires with injury

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:07:12 -0500

Ninth-seeded Gilles Simon of France has retired from his third-round U.S. Open match against No. 24 Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain because of a right knee injury.

Federer falls to Murray, Simon in semis

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:13:05 -0500

Gilles Simon is often referred to as "Simple Simon" due to his style of play that is far from flashy but rock-solid and almost always mistake-free. And after all of that complicated analysis of who could make the Masters Cup semifinals and how, it turned out to be, well, simple.

Gilles Simon loses to fellow HEAD player, Andy Murray in Madrid.

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:31:56 -0500

After beating Raphael Nadal on the way to the top, Gilles Simon loses to Andy Murray in two tough sets.