I'm also sad he had to play fed in the second round
Q. Even though you lost, you got to take some positive out of that to push a player of that quality, especially after injuries and so on you've had over the last couple years.
GILES SIMON: Well, of course it's good to play this kind of match. At the Australian Open it's almost better. The problem is I lost second round, and tomorrow you will forget it and I will have to work for the next tournament. It will be different.
I'm just sad that I had to play Roger this soon in the tournament. I was feeling good. I was hoping to play a very good tournament, but the draw was tough. Even with a very good match from me, it was not enough.
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Permalink Reply by Tim Prapong on -
What does Simon want? He isn't one of the big 5, but wants Roger later in the draw? He's lucky to get the matchup in the first place.
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Permalink Reply by Jason Rudokas on -
Totally agree that he was lucky to get the match. Everyone who watched was as well. He won Sydney and was playing really good tennis over the stretch of a few weeks and used to be 6 in the world. So the obvious answer is he wanted to play more tennis at this tournament. But he's also one of my favorite players and so I kind of wanted to watch.
cheers
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Permalink Reply by Jason Rudokas on
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Getting back to this...the 5 on the list of course is an amazing player. It has been said many times but his aversion to aggression is a weak point in his game. Wozniaki is in the same general group. I think the counter punching baseline style will win against people below or at your level...or maybe a bit above with luck. If this is your game great get better at, it's a good style that creates lots of options, but at some point you need to use them - the counter puncher needs to know when to punch. Simon knows when...well I guess sometimes he does.
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Permalink Reply by Tennis Coach Abs on -
I guess he just wants a little more career prize money for entering the later rounds ? ;-)) Talented guy. Has a nice future.
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