2016 Tokyo R1 - Gilles Simon vs Philipp Kohlschreiber

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Nice little R1 match up here. H2H 4-3 in Simon's favour. 4-2 on Hard-court.
Has the potential to be a very entertaining match.
Scheduled for around 3 pm local time (7.5 hours). I will bump the thread anyway.

 

[Booger]

I give the nod to the frog. He is VERY TALENTED, afterall.

 

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Kyrgios vs Harrison match done. Kyrgios through in straights. Simon vs Kohly up next.

 

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Simon to serve.

 

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Simon holds to start the match. Clean hitting early on.

 

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Wonderful anticipation from Kohli, as he hits a backhand dtl winner from a Simon forecourt forehand.

Nice touch from Kohli to hold. 1-1.

 

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A couple of errors from Simon, and it's 15-30. Nice 2nd serve return gets Kohli a short ball, and he puts it away. 2 BPs.

Both saved with forehand winners.

 

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Kohly breaks for 2-1, with some excellent play. A few minutes behind though, as I had to pause it.

 

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Kohlschreiber's transition game working well so far. Holds for 3-1.

 

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Massive DF, and Simon has BP. Poor miss from Simon there. Deuce. Kohly serving at 4-3.

Kohly holds for 5-3. Too many errors from Simon.

 

[ArcspacE]

Simon is finished

 

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Wonderful angle from Simon on the forehand pass. Kohli leaving too much court open. 2 BPs.

Man, Simon's backhand dtl has really been terrible this year. Deuce.

A couple of errors from Kohli, and Simon breaks back for 5-5.

 

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A little momentum with Simon right now. Holds to love for 6-5. Spreading the court nicely.

 

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Simon finally getting into some sort of groove. Love 30.

 

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Simon constantly keeping Kohli off balance. SP.

Great early forehand dtl forces the error. Deuce.

 

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Kohli really went for the 2nd serve there, but nets it. 2nd SP for Simon.

 

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Simon with the inside out forehand, and follows it up, forces the error. Breaks for 7/5. Nice little turn-around. Kohli's error count really creeping up at the tail end of the set.

 

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Nice short slice from Kohli, forcing Simon to really hit the backhand with a lot of acceleration, as he tries to come under the ball. Harder to do. Error, and love 30. 3 BPs.

Two saved. Kohly breaks for 1-0.

 

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Two BPs here for Simon though. Both saved with good serves.

Kohlschreiber toughens out the hold for 2-0.

 

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Nice early backhand return for 30-30. Wow, excellent acceleration on that backhand from a tough position. BP.

Kohli breaks for 3-0. Nice aggression.

 

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Simon has one of the breaks back. Heavy hands from Kohli in that game, at the net. Simon serving at 1-3.

 

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Simon up 30-0, now 30-40. Inconsistency from Simon. Smacks a ball at the wall. Crap volley from Simon, and Kohli has the double break back.

 

[GrassCourtFan]

Really entertaining match. Quality isn't perfect, both guys have had some down moments, but there've also been some excellent rallies and great winners. When he goes for his forehand, Kohlschreiber can really knock the cover off the ball, ridiculous pace on some of his forehands.

 

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Deuce on Kohli's serve. Has DF'd a fair amount this match.

Yeesh, big miss on the overhead. BP Simon. Saved.

 

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Excellent pass from Simon, and he breaks back for 2-4. 5 of 6 games this set have been breaks. #Simonmatch

 

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Brilliant half volley drop shot from Kohli. Absorbed all of that pace. 30-30.

 

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Far out, some ridiculously easy shots being missed in this set lol.

Simon finally holds. 3-4, still down a break.

 

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What a rally. Simon hesitant to come to the net. Simon finally puts the ball wide, and Kohli holds for 5-3.

 

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Kohly toughens out the hold for the 2nd set. Didn't panic, after a couple of shaky shots in that game. Strange set overall.

 

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Had to shoot off again. So the 3rd set is just starting for me.

 

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Convincing hold for Simon. 1-0, 3rd set.

 

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What a great return from Simon. Sublime placement. 15-30...

2 BPs for Simon.

Shaky game overall from Kohli. Simon breaks for 2-0.

 

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Dayum, some big serving from Simon coming to the rescue lol...

 

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Simon comes through a difficult service game for 3-0. Kohlshreiber isn't the smartest defender.

 

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Phillip still can't find a first serve. Love 30 here. Struggling behind his 2nd.

It felt like a desperate serve and volley attempt, and he gets passed. 3 BPs. Simon has the double break.

 

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Smart and steady tennis winning right now. Simon in full control it seems, while Kohly is starting to rush just a little. Oh, how I love it.

Brilliant love hold for 5-0.

 

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Man, Simon making Kohly look helpless out there. Simon breaks to love, including 3 winners. Bagel set. Kohly wins 6 points total.

Strange match, but glad Simon is through.

 

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Stats:

Simon: 8 Aces, 2 DFs, 63% 1st, 64% 1st won, 61% 2nd won, 42 winners, 32 UEs, 8/15 net points won, 7/15 BPs won.

Kohlschreiber: 3 Aces, 5 DFs, 55% 1st, 64% 1st won, 27% 2nd won, 31 winners, 49 UEs, 18/28 net points won, 4/8 BPs won.

 

[GrassCourtFan]

Wow. I didn't stay up to watch the third, but did NOT expect a bagel!