The French 23-year-old Gilles Simon upset the No. 2 in the world Roger Federer in the first match of the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai by beating him 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Simon This is the first time at the end of this tournament and victory surprised everyone, not only by how he played against Federer, but everyone by proving that he was not coming to Shanghai just to participate, it is competing for the title.
Gilles Simon was named the tournament after No. 1 Rafael Nadal announced that he will withdraw from the tournament due to injury and fatigue.
The 13-time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer has a wound on his back and withdrew two weeks at the Paris Masters to rest and prepare for this tournament final. But his lack of serve in the match against Simon and his endless mistakes, gave the French an easy way to achieve victory. Federer had 50 errors against 38 direct from Simon, and serve was slower than usual, the French gave an advantage in the game
Although at the beginning of the match, Switzerland seems comfortable and ready to play as he beat the Frenchman 6-4 in the first round and was won 3-2 in the second round. Nevertheless, Simon is back on track by breaking down certain points and to minimize its mistakes and in the end, the French have played almost perfectly in the last two sets and Federer finished with fatal errors.
Switzerland argued that its service was not significant because of his injury and did not practice enough, in addition he admitted that the Frenchman has played in a surprising way.
"Certainly, today I missed shots I normally do not miss. I think it's just lack of practice. I did not serve at full blast, especially since the beginning. I do not know if it cost me the match. Apart from the better you play, the better he plays, it is quite unusual player and it makes you work hard and works very well, "said world champion defending Federer.
This is the 14th loss of Federer this season and second against the Frenchman, who also struck in Toronto mastery in a big way. This season has not been the greatest for Switzerland, as he lost his strike consecutive win at Wimbledon and four and a half year reign as No. 1 in the world.
However, it is worth mentioning that Federer fought by all means that adversity, he recovered his game by winning the U.S. Open and double gold medal at Beijing Olympics, earning back its credibility as a great tennis player. Moreover, this is not the final match of the tournament on Federer as he has yet to play against Murray and Roddick and seek the chance to classify for the semi-finals on Saturday.
Last year, the same situation happened to Federer, who lost the first match against Fernando Gonzalez, but the Swiss has at the very last play in a big way, take the Tennis Masters Cup title for the 4th time in his career.
That everyone admires this talented player for Switzerland hope to have the same chance as last year and end the season in an astonishing way. On the other hand, there are other tennis fans who want to see another player win the tournament. We witness to history if changes or not at the end of this week.
Ally White is a senior writer copy of the international tennis championships as the top online bookmaker: http://www.instantactionsports.com/uk/
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