Gilles Simon at the U.S. Open
The U.S. Open is all about the best players in tennis. Who might you see at the 2010 U.S. Open? You might see Gilles Simon a French Professional player. He is the second best player in France rated on the chart at number ten while his fellow country man is rated number nine. While some athletes have some type of background in sports his family was not one of them. His father was a doctor and his mother worked for an insurance company. He started playing tennis at the age of six. Backed by his parents he started to enter junior tournaments in his home country. He is an average player with tremendous potential. While he has played at the U.S. Open for the last four years he has yet to move past the third round.
During his early career he won multiple tournaments in single match play. Well his career is still relatively young and fresh he has yet to win any of the major open matches. He has also never won any of the majors that he has attended. He has though competed and won tournaments and has continually rose in the ranking in the Association of Tennis Professionals. He has continued to work on his game and to becoming one of the top players in today’s game.
With that being said he is one of only four people to beat the top three ranked players who are considered to be the tennis superstars winning most events hands down. He is not known as being a very offensive player on the court but more defensive minded. His two handed backstroke is considered to be his best stroke. While his forehand has seen scrutiny from people in the tennis community. His forehand stroke is technically challenging for him and gives the ball an awkward angle. And has been compared to one of tennis all time greats Andre Agassi. Though he has worked on his offense considerably displaying a new offensive force previously unseen from Simon.
With continued success in the season he is a strong competitor for the next U.S. Open in 2010. With hopes he may be able to move up a few more ranks and possibly win a grand slam event. As long as he continues to work on his offense and becomes a more aggressive player. With as many times as he has seen the court at grand slam events time should prove that he is ready for a win. Possibly the next U.S. Open. See Tickets at http://usopentickets.org