After learning that he would go up against Andy Murray in Friday’s ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament quarterfinals, Gilles Simon posted on Twitter that nobody will beat him 13 times in a row. Murray, of course, had defeated him on 12 consecutive occasions heading into this one.
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It was a great match for me,” said Simon. “I lost 12 times against him, so it was almost an unexpected win. I had a better feeling against him the last two matches I had to play. I was twice one set and a break up. I really felt I was close to win, and I think it helped me to be more confident today.”
Next up for the No. 8 seed is Tomas Berdych, who ended a losing streak of his own earlier this season. Berdych, who had lost to Rafael Nadal 17 straight times, finally toppled the Spaniard in the Australian Open quarterfinals.
Simon-Murray highlights:
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Tomas Berdych defeated in the 2nd round Andreas Seppi who ended a losing streak of his own earlier this season. Berdych, who had lost to Rafael Nadal 17 straight times, finally toppled the Spaniard in the Australian Open quarterfinals.
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Correction:
Tomas Berdych defeated in the 2nd round Andreas Seppi, who ended his 10-match losing streak against Federer last month, beating him on his way to the fourth round of the AO.