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Djokovic, Osaka advance to second round of 2020 U.S. Open

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Djokovic, Osaka advance to second round of 2020 U.S. Open

Men's and women's top seeds Novak Djokovic and Karolina Pliskova each claimed straight-set wins in their first round matches at the 2020 U.S. Open, while American teen phenom Coco Gauff lost early at the Grand Slam.

Australian Open: Federer and Halep cruise; Thiem wins 5-set marathon

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Australian Open: Federer and Halep cruise; Thiem wins 5-set marathon

Roger Federer and Simona Halep coasted to wins at the Australian Open and Dominic Thiem survived a five-set thriller to advance to the third round of the Melbourne tournament on Thursday.

Australian Open player collapses in bushfire smoke coughing fit

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Australian Open player collapses in bushfire smoke coughing fit

Slovenian Dalila Jakupovic was forced to retire from her qualifying match at the 2020 Australian Open after having a coughing fit due to brushfire smoke and poor air quality in the Melbourne area.

French Open: Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem earn second-round wins

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French Open: Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem earn second-round wins

Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem earned second-round wins Thursday to join Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the last 32 of the French Open.

Shanghai Masters: Rafel Nadal, Roger Federer reach quarters

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Shanghai Masters: Rafel Nadal, Roger Federer reach quarters

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both cruised through their Thursday matches to earn spots in the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters in China.

Struggling No. 1 Andy Murray ousted in Rome by Fabio Fognini

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Struggling No. 1 Andy Murray ousted in Rome by Fabio Fognini

Andy Murray suffered another setback, losing to Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-2, 6-4 in his opening match of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.

Novak Djokovic wins first-round match in Acapulco

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Novak Djokovic wins first-round match in Acapulco

Playing for the first time since his early ouster at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic posted a straight-sets victory Tuesday in the first round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.

Nick Kyrgios rolls into semifinals at Open 13 in France

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Nick Kyrgios rolls into semifinals at Open 13 in France

Defending champion Nick Kyrgios breezed into the semifinals at the Open 13 Marseille on Friday.

Top-seeded Gael Monfils advances to quartefinals at Marseille

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Top-seeded Gael Monfils advances to quartefinals at Marseille

Top-seeded Gael Monfils advanced to the quarterfinals by posting a 6-1, 6-4 victory.

Nick Kyrgios begins title defense at Open 13 in Marsielle

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Nick Kyrgios begins title defense at Open 13 in Marsielle

Nick Kyrgios of Australia got off to a good start in defense of his title at the Open 13 in Marseille, France

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I was struggling with my returns a bit in the first set (but) in the second set, I started to return much better and was able to control the points
Simon wins at Lyon; Tsonga loses Oct 30, 2009

Gilles Simon (born December 27, 1984) is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour. His coach is French tennis veteran Thierry Tulasne, and his fitness trainer is Paul Quetin.

Simon was born in Nice, France, into a family with no involvement in sport, his mother being a doctor and his father working in insurance. Supported by his parents, he started playing tennis at the age of 6. Due to a growth delay that runs in the family, he was shorter than most kids his age during his early teenage years. This is the reason he cites Michael Chang as a major influence, as his comparatively small frame proved that size was not an important factor in playing tennis.

On September 2, 2010, Simon became a father for the first time. His partner Carine Lauret gave birth to a baby boy. The couple named their first child Timothée. Timothée was born four weeks ahead of schedule, when Simon was competing in the 2010 US Open.

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