by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com)
New York: US Open — Frenchman Gilles Simon’s longtime girlfriend has given birth to Simon’s son Timothee four weeks early in France. The unexpected birth didn’t give Simon ample time [...]

Chichi’s Preview & Predictions for the Americans on Day 3
by Chichi, GEM Tennis (9-3 record on GEM)
Roddick over Tipsarevic- Andy at night in front of thousands against the goggle wearing Tipsarevic. Sounds easy…. but its not. They have played twice on grass and split[...]

The 25 year old Frenchman is currently the 16th ranked player in the world. In 2009, Simon reached a career high of #6 and he finished in the top 15 for the third consecutive year. Simon isn’t the biggest or strongest player on the tour, but he makes up for what he lacks with speed, [...]