News Source: Honolulu Advertiser
| 27 days ago
Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia reached the quarterfinals of the Lyon Grand Prix on Thursday by beating Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Ljubicic, the 2001 Lyon champion, served 27 aces and broke his opponent twice to extend his...
News Source: Times of Oman
| 27 days ago
French world number 12 Gilles Simon reached the second round of the ATP event in Lyon on Wednesday with a 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) win over Italian Simone Bolelli. The home hope, seeded two, followed top-seeded compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga into round...
News Source: United Press International
| 27 days ago
Frenchmen Gilles Simon , Julien Benneteau and Paul-Henri Mathieu were among Wednesday's winners at the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix at Lyon, France. Simon, the tournament's second-seed, beat Italy's Italian Simone Bolelli 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5) in a first-...
News Source: Reuters
| 27 days ago
Gilles Simon kept alive his hopes of qualifying for the World Tour Finals by beating Italian Simone Bolelli 7-6 7-6 to reach the Lyon Grand Prix second round Wednesday. Bolelli canceled out the Frenchman's break but the world number 12, a semi-...
News Source: The Age
| 27 days ago
Also in first-round matches, 2006 champion Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 7-6 (7-5) 6-2, and Belgium's Olivier Rochus downed French qualifier Vincent Millot 6-3 6-2. "I played a solid match. It wasn't a great match because it'...