News about Gilles Simon

MIKE DICKSON: If Andy Murray starts to question his own work ethic, you know something is awry. Whatever else, his work has forged deep into his career, there has been a total and almost monastic dedication to his art. It has allowed him to go where no singles player has gone before when they are playing with a large lump of metal in the hip. However, in the aftermath of a humiliating loss at the Paris Masters to 37-year-old Frenchman Gilles Simon, who is about to retire, a dejected Murray chastised himself in a sarcastic manner.

In the first round of the Paris Masters, Andy Murray was stunned by Gilles Simon. After taking the first set, the Scot had the upper hand to begin the evening and seemed poised for a straightforward victory. However, Frenchman Simon was on a comeback, rebounding from a 5-3 deficit and winning four games in a row to claim the second.