Gilles Simon News
Juan Martin del Potro-Gilles Simon match suspended due to darkness.
The unseeded Simon won his first ATP 250 World Tour event after having last won in Marseille in 2015.
World no. 14 Kevin Anderson advanced to the finals of the tournament after he defeated France's Benoit Paire in the second semifinal of the tournament held at the Mhalunge Balewadi Stadium.
Gilles Simon made his first ATP World Tour final in more than two years with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 win on Friday.
Thiem, viewed as one of the talents that could, in time, push to enter the tennis elite, finished emphatically with an 135 mph ace, the last of three huge serves with which he closed out.
It was the first appearance for Djokovic on clay after his success in last year`s French Open. The world No. 2 committed many unforced errors, and had needed to win three consecutive games to make a comeback from a 4-5 deficit in the third set to seal victory.
He was broken at 4-4 in the final set but then reeled off three straight games to snatch victory in the second-round encounter.
Murray, the 2014 champion in Vienna, goes on to face John Isner on Friday for a place in the semi-finals.
Murray came through 6-4, 6-3 to set up a final against Spain`s Bautista.
Playing in his first tournament in two months after a wrist injury.
World number one Djokovic chose to skip the tie after losing in the third round at Wimbledon.
The world number one has become the dominant force in men`s tennis but he was pushed all the way by the relentless Simon.
Novak Djokovic beat Gilles Simon 6-3, 7-5 to record his 19th straight win.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Gilles Simon 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 6-2 in an all-French final at the Moselle Open.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga claimed his third Metz ATP trophy and 12th title of his career with a 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 6-2 win over fellow Frenchman Gilles Simon on Sunday.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stayed strong on serve to set up an all-French final against Gilles Simon at the Moselle Open when he beat German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4 on Saturday.
Second seed Gilles Simon of France reached the final of the Moselle Open with a 6-4 6-4 defeat of Slovakian sixth seed Martin Klizan in Metz on Saturday.
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