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THE ESSENTIAL
Gilles Simon, who is playing the last tournament of his career this week at Bercy, qualified yesterday for the round of 16 after a huge battle against Taylor Fritz.
The Frenchman now finds himself facing a new major challenge, in the person of Félix Auger-Aliassime.
The Canadian, 8th in the world, arrives launched after three tournaments won in a row.
The start of this match that we already imagine in a boiling Bercy is scheduled around 4:00 p.m.
11:00 am: The story of his crazy match yesterday
Colleague Julien had a ringside seat at Bercy to see Gillou pull off his best game in ages.
He liked it (and Lucas Pouille too).
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Paris-Bercy tennis tournament: Simon continues to win "as if there was no tomorrow" (nor retirement)
10:45 a.m.: The challenges
Holy Gillou!
For the last tournament of his career, at 37, the Niçois prolongs the pleasure with a level and a desire that we had not known him for months.
Winner of Murray in the first round, Gilles Simon yesterday achieved what was thought impossible by taking out the solid Taylor Fritz yesterday, who was playing for nothing less than his place at the end of the year Masters.
More than three hours of a fierce battle, won with courage and bluster by the man who has sublimated this art all his career.
The step will be even higher this afternoon against Felix Auger-Aliassime, who has just won his last 14 matches on the circuit.
But this week, and for the last time, you mustn't swear anything with Gillou.
>> We meet after the Alcaraz match, probably around 4:00 p.m., to follow the match together...
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