It never ceases to amaze, to surprise. Frenchman Gilles Simon, 37, is currently competing in the last tournament of his careerto Paris-Bercy Masters 1000
. And for the moment, he does not seem to want to say goodbye to tennis. After the former world number 1 Andy Murray, the master tactician of French tennis extended the pleasure by taking in his nets the American Taylor Fritz, this Wednesday, November 2.
On the brink of breaking physically, Gilles Simon overcame world number 11, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, after more than three hours of play. Monday evening already, he had fought for 2:50 to overthrow Andy Murray (4-6, 7-5, 6-3). The Frenchman, 188th player in the world, now has an appointment in the round of 16 this Thursday, against the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime, the current in-form player.
Moutet offers a first round of 16 in Masters 1000
Another Frenchman qualified for the round of 16 of the tournament, it is Corentin Moutet, the 64th player in the world. The 23-year-old Parisian defeated Briton Cameron Norrie, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7/3) overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, after nearly three hours of play.
Coming from qualifying, Moutet will challenge world number 5, Stefanos Tsitsipas, in the round of 16 this Thursday, November 3. “I’m trained enough to recover normally, it’s going to be another great experience. It pushes me to my limits to play these kind of players, I will learn even more and I will believe in myself.” did he declare.