| French number two Simon has slowly been working his way up the rankings, making steady improvement this season by making it to round three of both the Australian Open and Wimbledon, losing out to Rafael Nadal and compatriot Richard Gasquet respectively.
In his last outing in Beijing, the 23-year-old defeated Robin Soderling and Guillermo Canas before losing to James Blake.
A recent win over Roger Federer at the Rogers Cup on the hardcourt will give him hope of making it past round three of a Grand Slam event for the first time. |
