Frenchmen Simon and Gasquet reach 2nd round at Hassan II
Frenchmen Simon and Gasquet reach 2nd round at Hassan II
Frenchmen Simon and Gasquet reach 2nd round at Hassan II
Apr. 09, 2018

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Gilles Simon beat Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (5) in an erratic all-French match featuring 12 breaks of serve to reach the Grand Prix Hassan II second round on Monday.
Although Simon had no aces and double-faulted four times, he returned better and broke the sixth-seeded Paire's serve seven times from eight chances.
Simon, who won the clay-court tournament in 2008 when it was in Casablanca, beat his countryman for the fifth time in eight career meetings.
Fourth-seeded Richard Gasquet of France also reached the second round.
Gasquet had six aces in a 6-1, 7-6 (2) win against Thomas Fabbiano, and is 2-0 against the Italian player.