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Simon in three sets. 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
Gilles Simon begins his Wimbledon campaign for 2015 when he meets Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in the first round. Join The Roar for live scores from around 10.30pm (AEST) following the completion of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Muller.
Almagro has slid down the rankings from a career high of ninth in 2011, the Spaniard now stands at 145th. Nicolas’ slide is starting to wear off with some strong performances against Dolgopolov and Luca Vanni, Almagro needs to place his serves well with speed if he wants to progress to the second round.
Simon has had a great year so far despite his early exits in the third and fourth round at the Australian Open and Roland Garros respectively. The Frenchmen is set for his biggest Wimbledon yet. Simon’s best result at The Championships is the fourth round which he achieved in 2009. With the draw on his side, Simon’s Wimbledon begins here.
Four matches have been played between Almagro and Simon, each landing two wins each. Their most recent meeting was at Nice in 2012 where Almagro defeated Simon in straight sets 6-1, 6-3.
At Hamburg in 2011, Simon defeated Almagro in three sets 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 while at Valencia in 2006, Almagro defeated Simon in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
Their only other matchup was in the 2010 Davis Cup quarter final where Simon (France) defeated Almagro (Spain) in straight sets 7-6, 7-6.
Prediction:
Nicolas Almagro will put up a fight, but it won’t be enough to beat Simon.
Simon in four sets.
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