Miami, Florida – The Swiss maestro Roger Federer is on the verge of a spot in the Miami Masters semi-finals and standing in his way is Gilles Simon of France, a player he trails against 1-2 lifetime. Not many players can lay claim to a positive record against Fed, and thus, that fact alone lends Simon a glimmer of hope in this clash.
As far as the tennis betting markets on this clash…

Indian Wells, California – The ATP Indian Wells Masters enters the third round today with several standout matchups featuring on the menu – even surprising ones, not the least of which is Devvarman vs. Malisse.

Rotterdam, Netherlands – Mikhail Youzhny, the 2010 runner-up, is set to begin his campaign at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament when he takes on Marcel Granollers. Elsewhere, French hopeful Gilles Simon and Spanish hopeful Feliciano Lopez get their bids underway against Benoit Paire and Florian Mayer respectively.

Melbourne, Australian – Defending champion Roger Federer is set to take on his first real test at the Australian Open when he goes head-to-head with Gilles Simon of France. This is not overstating to which degree there is a nervous trepidation about this matchup.

Sydney, Australia – Gilles Simon and Ernests Gulbis have set a semi-final date at the ATP Medibank International tournament, the last stop before the Australian Open gets underway next week, and if the pair lives up to their billing, this should be a thrilling showdown for a spot in the Sydney’s final movement.
Gilles Simon, a former top ten player, arrived in Sydney ranked at World…

Sydney, Australia – Gilles Simon was the first to book his spot in the ATP Medibank final when he took out No.3 seed Ernests Gulbis 7-6(1), 6-0 in the semi-finals. No. 4 seed Viktor Troicki followed in his stead by taking out Florian Mayer 6-4, 7-6(4).

Beijing, China – David Ferrer and Gilles Simon are set to bid for a spot in the China Open quarterfinals when they take to court against Yen-Hsun Lu and Michael Berrer, respectively. BetUS Sportsbook is taking action on both these attention-worthy clashes. Markets are hopping with action so without too much preamble, here is the lowdown.

BBC Radio one tennis correspondent Simon Mundie joins us to look at both the women’s final and the men’s final from Roland Garros.

Samantha Stosur is up against Francesca Schiavone, while Rafa Nadal chases another Roland Garros crown when he comes up against Robin Soderling on Sunday.

Does out expert think the matches will turn out as the betting indicates or can Simon see a shock in either Paris encounter?

BBC Radio One tennis correspondent Simon Mundie previews the men’s semi-finals and the women’s final as we reach the climax at Rolland Garros.

Tomas Berdych is in action against Roger Federer’s conquerer Robin Soderling in what promises to be a pulsating semi and Rafael Nadal continues his charge towards another French Open crown against Jurgen Melzer.

The women’s final sees Samantha Stosur face Francesca Schiavone in what looks a one-sided encounter.

Enjoy.

The French Open has reached the quarter-final stage and once again we’ve been joined by BBC tennis correspondent Simon Mundie.

Andy Murray may have bitten the dust, but there’s still plenty to look forward to with the likes of Roger Federer in action on Tuesday.

Find out what Simon makes of the Women’s and Men’s matches that will be taking place on Tuesday.