Andy Murray

Frenchman Gilles Simon, who is retiring after this tournament in Paris, staged a comeback, rallying back from a 5-3 deficit and winning four games in a row ...

Murray was visibly frustrated, hitting his racquet on the ground when, all things square at 1-1, his forehand hit the net. with the Scot just one game from victory when retiring home favourite took control Simon fended off the first set point with a smash and tried the same shot to stave off the second but overpowered it to hand Murray the set and another break.

Andy Murray crashed out of the Paris Masters after serving for the match against Gilles Simon, drawing his 2022 season to a close.

This time, momentum had completely shifted with Simon as the world No 188 managed to win four games in a row to steal the second set 7-5 and force a decider, keeping his career alive. He was then forced to save a break point at 3-3 and held on, then breaking the Simon serve in a lengthy game to serve for a spot in the second round. The “Gillou” chants intensified as Murray stepped up to serve for the set and he found himself broken as the fans went wild.

Gilles Simon beat Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Masters, as the former world No. 1 squandered a chance to serve out the match.

But I thought ‘come on, I have a chance to beat him.’ It is not like I have the best record against Andy. 1 Murray squandered a chance to serve out the match. “I was behind the whole match.

Veteran Simon, who is set to retire after this tournament, kept his career alive for at least one more match with a 4-6 7-5 6-3 victory.

Murray was visibly frustrated, hitting his racquet on the ground when, all things square at 1-1, his forehand hit the net. Simon fended off the first set point with a smash and tried the same shot to stave off the second but overpowered it to hand Murray the set and another break. Andy Murray was stunned by Gilles Simon in the first round of the Paris Masters.

Andy Murray's season came to miserable end in Paris as the Scot failed to serve out the match against veteran Frenchman Gilles Simon and ended up losing in ...

A counterpuncher in the ilk of Murray, he was second best for much of the contest but the three-time Grand Slam champion Murray could not deliver the knockout blow. He was unable to serve out the match in the second set, became infuriated by the playful French crowd and went down 4-6 7-5 6-3. However, was looked like a comfortable evening turned into a horror show for the 35-year-old.

After some poor performances in recent weeks, the two-time Wimbledon champion produced another error-strewn display that has to raise question marks over ...

[ATP Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/atp-tour/) [WTA Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/wta-tour/) [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) Murray was visibly frustrated, hitting his racquet on the ground when, all things square at 1-1, his forehand hit the net. [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) “It is not like I have the best record against Andy. But I thought ‘Come on, I have a chance to beat him.’ “It was difficult to play my service game at that moment and he broke me. “It was a crazy match,” Simon said. He got tight at 5-3 and this time I managed to push, hold my serve and break him again. At 3-4 in the second set I felt a lot of emotions coming. [but it seems his days of such wins are now gone.](https://www.tennis365.com/atp-tour/andy-murray-retirement-when-is-the-time/)

There have been plenty of British futility players in the tennis chronicles down the decades. In the 1980s, it used to be common practice for the home guard ...

Evert, who had succumbed to Stove in the other semi, “trashed her hotel room and stayed in her bathrobe for three days, eating junk food”. His journey to that final was immense and for him to beat Djokovic and emerge victorious after such a seemingly endless last game really put us all through the wringer. “That last game was the most terrifying… “Andy agreed and I travelled to Florida to film with him. These grand occasions often leave us wondering whether we’re on the verge of a windfall or a catastrophe. There have been plenty of British futility players in the tennis chronicles down the decades.