Frenchman Gilles Simon finally won a match this year. After going out with injury last year, Simon came back in February of this year and had lost four straight first round matches.
He lost at the Open 13 in February to Olivier Rochus, then Macros Baghdatis at the Barclay's Dubai Tennis. March proved to be a bad month month for him too as he lost back-to-back first round matches in Indian Wells and Miami.
Simon is playing at the AEGON International event this week and today he defeated Evgeny Korolev in three sets in the first round. The Frenchman won, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4.