Topic: Gilles Simon

French duo bid early farewell at Cincinnati Masters

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 16 days ago
MASON, Ohio (Reuters) - France's Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon suffered early exits from the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday.American James Blake, a former world number four, crashed out of the tournament in just 45 minutes but his compatriot Mardy Fish bat

Nalbandian ends drought with run to ATP semi-final

AFP Global Edition - 27 days ago
Former world number three David Nalbandian, who has missed the past six Grand Slam events with injuries, has reached his first ATP semi-final in 18 months at the Washington Classic.The 117th-ranked Argentine rallied to oust Frenchman Gilles Simon 3-6, 6-2

Roddick ousted at Washington tennis

AFP Global Edition - 28 days ago
US second seed Andy Roddick was eliminated by France's Gilles Simon while Czech top seed and Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych struggled into the ATP Washington Classic quarter-finals on Thursday.Simon, sidelined nearly three months by a right knee injury

Blake beaten in Washington tennis classic

AFP American Edition - 31 days ago
US veteran James Blake, battling back from a knee injury that benched him for two months, was ousted by American qualifier Ryan Sweeting 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Monday at the ATP Washington Classic.Blake shook off a four-match losing streak last week by ...

France summon Simon and Matthieu for Davis Cup

AFP Global Edition - 62 days ago
Gilles Simon and Paul-Henri Mathieu have been called up for France's Davis Cup quarter-final tie against Spain, the French captain Guy Forget announced on Saturday.The pair come into the team in place of French number one Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Ga

Murray into 4th round after straight-sets win

AP News - 68 days ago
Murray into 4th round after straight-sets win over Frenchman Gilles SimonBritain's Andy Murray has moved impressively into the fourth round of Wimbledon after defeating Frenchman Gilles Simon in straight sets.The fourth-seeded Murray beat the 32nd-ranked

Serena and Murray in spotlight as spit probe starts

AFP Global Edition - 69 days ago
Defending women's champion Serena Williams and men's title contender Andy Murray will look to maintain their impressive progess at Wimbledon on Saturday, while officials start to probe the Victor Hanescu spitting row.Romanian 31st seed Hanescu allegedly s

Simon starts injury return with grasscourt win

AFP Global Edition - 80 days ago
France's Gilles Simon made a winning return following months of knee problems to advance at the Eastbourne International on Monday.The third seed, once a member of the world top ten, rediscovered his form in a 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-4 defeat of Kazakhstan's ...

Knee trouble sidelines Simon from French Open

AFP Global Edition - 109 days ago
Frenchman Gilles Simon announced Monday he had pulled out of next week's French Open at Roland Garros due to ongoing problems with his right knee.The former world No.6 has suffered from chronic inflammation in his knee for nearly a year and has ...

Djokovic sweats his way to opening victory in Dubai tennis

AFP Global Edition - 192 days ago
Novak Djokovic began his bid to make his first successful title defence on the ATP Tour with a weird wobble and an uncomfortable feeling which he described, after his 6-4, 6-4 win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the Dubai Open, as "sweaty".The problem ...