Simon wins the title in Metz

Gilles Simon wins the title in Metz for the 3^rd time in his career after triumphing in 2010 and 2013.

The Frenchman defeated the qualifier and world no.166 Matthias Bachinger in the final 7-6 (2) 6-1. Gilles had to battle hard for the entire 1^st set, then Matthias imploded in the breaker to then being unable to give a proper resistance in the second set. The German admitted that he was quite tired after playing 7 matches in 8 days.

The key moment

Probably the key moment of the match was the 11^th game of the opener when Simon saved 3 consecutive set points when he was 0-40 down.

The Frenchman commented, “I put a lot of energy into this game because I felt like it was really important to change this momentum if possible and I was able to do it, and it was for sure the key point of the match.”

This is Simon’s 14th career title