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 | Gilles Simon eliminated in the first round in Valencia31-10-2011 |
Gilles Simon lost almost all chance of getting in the top eight of the ATP rankings after losing to 4:6, 6:4, 3:6 against Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the first round of the tennis tournament for men in the Spanish city of Valencia. This means that the Frenchman shtetryabva to seize the last chance tournament series "Masters" in Paris, to qualify for the final race of the season in London. Davydenko, who slumped to 36th place in the world rankings and is not placed on the tournament in Spain, had lost five consecutive games against Simon before Valencia. But he came to four breaks of serve of his French rival, in contrast, lost only one game in their own submission. Thanks to that Russian is the second round and the match against the winner of the duel between the Frenchman and Spaniard Nicolas Mayu Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. On Tuesday last year's winner David Ferrer of Spain will play the most interesting first round match against unseeded compatriot Fernando Verdasco her. Ferrer has already qualified for the tournament in London, which will participate more Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer.