French tennis team captain Guy Forget has named Gael Monfils (pictured), Michael Llodra, Arnaud Clement, Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet as his squad to face Serbia in the Davis Cup final at Belgrade Arena on December 3-5.
Former world number one, Rafael Nadal, was forced to save five match points before defeating Tommy Robredo. In the Paris Master quarter finals he'll face title holder Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (pictured) who defeated fellow Frenchman Gilles Simon.
France's Gilles Simon, the number 10 seed (photo), didn't reach the final four of the Shanghai Masters, after being defeated by Novak Djokovic (6-3, 2-6, 6-2) on Friday. Rafael Nadal moves into the semis after Ljubicic's retirement.
Frenchman Gilles Simon beat Serbian Viktor Troicki 7-5 6-3 to win the Thailand Open final on Sunday. It's the first title this season and the sixth tournament win of his career for world number 10 Simon.
Spaniard Rafael Nadal punished Juergen Melzer 6-3 6-1 in the second round of the Madrid Open to stay on course for his sixth title of the season. Serb Novak Djokovic and Frenchman Gilles Simon (photo) also reached the third round.
Two French players, Gilles Simon, the world number eight, and Florent Serra qualified for the Estoril Open quarter-finals. Simon meets Spaniard Albert Montanes and Serra faces American James Blake in the next round.
France's Gilles Simon and compatriot Gael Monfils were defeated in their opening match at the Monte Carlo Masters. Monfils lost 6-3 6-1 to Serb Janko Tipsarevic as sixth seed Simon lost 7-5 6-1 to Germany's Andreas Beck.
Despite Gilles Simon's defeat to Tomas Berdych, France still has a good chance of qualifying for the next step in the Davis Cup. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Radek Stepanek, to put France and Czech Republic at 1-1 Friday night.
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic beat French Gilles Simon in three sets to reach the Dubai Open final where he will face Spaniard David Ferrer, who easily defeated another Frenchman, Richard Gasquet, in just over an hour.
