Gasquet beats Simon to win Thailand Open Gasquet beats Simon to win Thailand Open ADVERTISING BANGKOK — Second-seeded Richard Gasquet won his first tournament of the year when he beat Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-1 in an all-French final of the
Gasquet beats Simon to win Thailand Open
BANGKOK — Second-seeded Richard Gasquet won his first tournament of the year when he beat Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-1 in an all-French final of the Thailand Open on Sunday.
The 14th-ranked Gasquet routed the 2009 champion in 68 minutes for his seventh career victory.
Playing with a right knee injury, Simon was up an early break in each set, but Gasquet dominated the rest of the match with more accurate groundstrokes.
Trailing 5-1, Simon saved two match points, but Gasquet hit a backhand crosscourt winner to wrap up the victory.
Monaco wins Malaysian Open
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Juan Monaco of Argentina beat Julien Benneteau of France 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Malaysian Open, his fourth title this season.
The 11th-ranked Monaco needed just over three hours to edge out Benneteau in the tournament’s longest match this year for his first hard-court title.
It was the first meeting between Monaco, a clay-court specialist, and the 34th-ranked Benneteau, who beat top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain in the semifinals.
By wire sources
