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Simon battles through in France

Gilles Simon was pushed all the way before finally topping Simone Bolelli in the first round of the Grand Priz de Tennis de Lyon. Home favourite Simon needed more than two hours to see off the Italian 7-6 (7/5) 7-6 (7/5). Full Article at ESPN STAR Sports

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  1. BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Nicolas Almagro of Spain in action against Simone Bolelli of Italy during Round One of the BCR Open Romania at the BNR Arena on September 22, 2009 in Bucharest, Romania.
  2. GENOA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 19: Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland plays a shot against Simone Bolelli and Potito Starace of Italy during their Davis Cup doubles tennis match at Sports Center Valletta Cambiaso on September 19, 2009 in Genoa, Italy.
  3. Italy's Simone Bolelli returns the ball during the Davis Cup Match Italy/Switzerland (Simone Bolelli/Potito Starace (ITA) - Marco Chiudinelli/Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) ) at Valleta Cambiasso sporting center in Genoa on September 19, 2009. Switzerland leads Italy 2-1.
  4. GENOA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 18: Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a forehand against Simone Bolelli of Italy during their Davis Cup tie between Italy and Switzerland at Sports Center Valletta Cambiaso on September 18, 2009 in Genoa, Italy.
  5. Gael Monfils, of France, returns the ball to Gilles Simon, of France, during BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
  6. PARIS - NOVEMBER 12: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in action during his match against Gilles Simon of France during the ATP Masters Series at the Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy on November 12, 2009 in Paris, France.
  7. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 06: Gilles Simon of France reacts during his quarter final match against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during the ATP 500 World Tour Valencia Open tennis tournament at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias on November 6, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  8. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 04: Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic returns a double handed backhand in his second round match against Gilles Simon of France during the ATP 500 World Tour Valencia Open tennis tournament at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias on November 4, 2009 in Valencia, Sp...
  9. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 03: Gilles Simon of France returns a double handed back hand to Igor Kunitsyn of Russia during the ATP 500 World Tour Valencia Open tennis tournament at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias on November 3, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.

Cast of Characters

  1. Gilles Simon Gilles Simon
  2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
  3. Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic
  4. Olivier Rochus Olivier Rochus
  5. Arnaud Clement Arnaud Clement
  6. Paul-Henri Mathieu Paul-Henri Mathieu