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Serbia Defeats France to Win First Davis Cup Title

By Hal SpivackDec 5th 2010 – 1:34PM

On Saturday, little went right for Viktor Troicki in front of his home crowd at the Belgrade Arena. On Sunday, the 24-year-old Serbian played the match of his life, in the biggest match of his career, to claim Serbia's first ever Davis Cup title. Troicki dominated Michael Llodra of France 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 to win the fifth...

Davis Cup Finals: France Rallies to Take 2-1 Lead Over Serbia

By Hal SpivackDec 4th 2010 – 3:00PM

The French doubles pair of Michael Llodra (pictured) and Arnaud Clement came back to stun Serbia from two sets down and left the hometown fans heartbroken during day two of the Davis Cup finals at the Belgrade Arena on Saturday. Llodra and Clement defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in...

Monfils, Djokovic Win as France, Serbia Split Day 1 Davis Cup Final

By Hal SpivackDec 3rd 2010 – 2:01PM

As expected, France and Serbia split their matches during opening day of the 2010 Davis Cup finals in Belgrade on Friday. Serbia is seeking their first ever Davis Cup title, while France is looking to win their 10th -- but the nation's first since 2001. France started the day off strong with 12th-ranked Gael Monfils...

Rafael Nadal Serves His Way Past Gilles Simon in Straight Sets

By Hal SpivackSep 5th 2010 – 5:20PM

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal cruised past Gilles Simon of France in straight sets during his third-round match at the U.S. Open on Sunday 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Nadal, who has yet to drop a set in the tournament, advances into the fourth round for the fifth straight year at Flushing Meadows. Nadal's serve was so solid on Sunday that...

Americans Swept Out of Legg Mason as Roddick, Isner, Fish, Sweeting Fall

By Hal SpivackAug 6th 2010 – 1:51AM

The nation's capital was not kind to American tennis players on Thursday night at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Severe thunderstorms forced action to be suspended until the night, and players did not take to the courts until around 8:00 p.m. local time. All eight third-round matches completed by early Friday morning at...

Gilles Simon News From the Web

  • 05/30/12 2012 French Open Day 4: Brian Baker vs Gilles Simon... Source: Bleacher Report The 2012 French Open from Roland Garros continues on Wednesday with second-round matches featured in the men's draw.
  • 05/25/12 Almagro thrashes Simon in Nice Source: Sportal (New Zealand) Third seed Nicolas Almagro has cruised into the final of the Open de Nice with a 6-1 6-3 win over French second seed Gilles Simon.
  • 05/23/12 Tomic out of Open de Nice Source: The Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney NSW - Australia Bernard Tomic is out of the Open de Nice tennis tournament after being beaten by Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin 3-6 6-2 7-5.
  • 05/21/12 Nice Open Betting: Simon to make the most of home... Source: Betfair Gilles Simon is playing in the city of his birth this week and his defensive and conservative style may be well-suited to the conditions here.
  • 05/17/12 Photos of the Day: May 17 Source: Photo Journal - The Wall Street Journal Students faced off against a policemen in downtown Montreal during a protest against tuition hikes Thursday.

Background on Gilles Simon

Gilles Simon (born December 27, 1984) is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a ten-time winner on the ATP World Tour.

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