Moving the year-ender to London a fruitful decision
Peter Bodo...spreading the tennis gospel via the media. And does anyone know whether the Nikolay Davydenko versus Gilles Simon match will be broadcast at 2 or 4 a.m.? The ATP positioned the move to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009Five reasons we advocate the fall tennis circuit
Peter Bodo...on-the-cusp players the opportunity to gain valuable match experience. It seems that someone -- a Gilles Simon, Fernando Gonzalez or Nikolay Davydenko -- always goes on a run during the fall, and that positions...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009Injuries abound, but who can take the pain?
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...winning at home." Status: Verdasco is the fifth seed at this week's combined China Open. Gilles Simon: A knee injury has accompanied Simon for most of 2009, so it's somewhat surprising the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009Tale of two disappointing players
Peter Bodo...the state of things for two of the more exciting players of 2008, Jelena Jankovic and Gilles Simon. Last year at this time, each was the toast of the game. Simon was busy jumping...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009Whetting our appetite for the U.S. Open Series
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...the 26-year-old to reach the final in 2006 and the quarterfinals last year, while nomad Gilles Muller sent him packing in the first round in 2005 when hopes were elevated. Roddick returns from...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 30, 2009Simon continues to slump
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...barely stand at the end of the match, another injury seemingly surfacing. Flop of the week: Gilles Simon Simon continues to stumble. One of the few top-10 pros on duty, the Frenchman lost...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009Prospects remain bleak for American men in Paris
Abigail Lorge, TENNIS.comNearly four months after the Australian Open, the second major of the year is upon us. Here are five storylines to follow during the French Open, star...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009Don't bet on Serena's winning the calendar Slam
Abigail Lorge, TENNIS.comWhen it comes to statistics, I'm no Nate Silver (although I did waste far too much time on Silver's FiveThirtyEight.com last year in the lead-up to th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 05, 2009Pros say the darndest things
Abigail Lorge, TENNIS.com...some of his shots in the first set of his fourth-round Aussie Open match against Gilles Simon: "I tried to do something else, but actually was s---." Succumbing to envy Fernando Verdasco, on...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 04, 2009Men's field more robust than ever
James Martin, TENNIS.comIt's a new year, so I'll do my best to stay positive and not rant about the ATP tour's rebranding effort, which launched Jan. 1. Excuse me, the ATP Wo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 06, 2009Forecasting the market for 2009
Tom Perrotta, TENNIS.com...should flourish through the end of the U.S. hard-court swing in California and Miami. Gilles Simon: Sell The young Frenchman plays an entertaining brand of tennis and doesn't seem to have...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008Not exactly Kournikova
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...like obscurity for most of their days. Here are a few that came to mind: 1. Gilles Simon won two tournaments last year (Marseille and Bucharest), even though he was barely inside the top...
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