{"id":20117,"date":"2013-06-03T09:26:49","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T07:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/simon-taken-down-by-federer-at-french-open\/"},"modified":"2013-06-03T09:26:49","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T07:26:49","slug":"simon-taken-down-by-federer-at-french-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/simon-taken-down-by-federer-at-french-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon taken down by Federer at French Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Roger_Federer_at_the_2009_French_Open_9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"lightbox[3642]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"Roger Federer against Juan Mart\u00edn del Potro in...\" alt=\"Roger Federer against Juan Mart\u00edn del Potro in...\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/fc04f_300px-Roger_Federer_at_the_2009_French_Open_9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"532\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roger Federer against Juan Mart\u00edn del Potro in the 2009 French Open semifinals (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Roger Federer\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Federer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Roger Federer<\/a> was chasing a shot when his right shoe got caught in the French Open\u2019s red clay, resulting in his foot twisting awkwardly and him tumbling to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Soon enough, he was in a real rut, in danger of his earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament in nine years.<\/p>\n<p>Federer regrouped and restored order eventually, coming back from a two-sets-to-one deficit to beat 15th-seeded <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Gilles Simon\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gilles_Simon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Gilles Simon<\/a> of <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"France\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=48.8566666667,2.35083333333spn=10.0,10.0q=48.8566666667,2.35083333333 (France)t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">France<\/a> 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 Sunday in the fourth round to reach his 36th consecutive major quarterfinal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t hurt myself or anything,\u201d Federer said. \u201cBut maybe I did lose that touch of confidence for a little bit, and then I was out of the match there for a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During a rare stretch of mid-match mediocrity from the owner of a record 17 Grand Slam championships \u2014 the 2009 French Open trophy is part of his collection \u2014 Federer lost 10 of 13 games, including the one in which he fell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t give him time,\u201d said Simon, a one-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist. \u201cI managed to start moving him around a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Simon, a former member of the top 10, could not keep Federer down. Able to \u201ctidy up my play,\u201d as he put it, Federer went from hitting more than twice as many unforced errors as Simon in the second and third sets, 25-12, to generating more than twice as many winners in the fourth and fifth, 29-14.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen things turn nasty,\u201d Simon said, \u201che responds well.\u201d \u2013 <a title=\"Federer Comes Back to Beat Simon at French Open\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Sports\/wireStory\/federer-back-beat-simon-french-open-19310249#.Uawz00CLB9g\" target=\"_blank\">ABC News<\/a><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/1658962-french-open-schedule-2013-day-8-matchups-predictions-and-analysis\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/fc04f_174225688_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/1658962-french-open-schedule-2013-day-8-matchups-predictions-and-analysis\" target=\"_blank\">French Open Schedule 2013: Day 8 Matchups, Predictions and Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/r.zemanta.com\/?u=http%3A\/\/www.cbssports.com\/tennis\/story\/22343063\/federer-rallies-at-french-open-for-900th-career-wina=174313611rid=caa475ba-1995-4d3c-b845-af2362248635e=444f9de85307a16cb47f3c844f9c4b6a\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/fc04f_174313611_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/r.zemanta.com\/?u=http%3A\/\/www.cbssports.com\/tennis\/story\/22343063\/federer-rallies-at-french-open-for-900th-career-wina=174313611rid=caa475ba-1995-4d3c-b845-af2362248635e=444f9de85307a16cb47f3c844f9c4b6a\" target=\"_blank\">Federer rallies at French Open for 900th career win<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voxxi.com\/roger-federer-beat-simon-french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/fc04f_174314582_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voxxi.com\/roger-federer-beat-simon-french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roger Federer defeats Gilles Simon at French Open<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/010e8_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roger Federer against Juan Mart\u00edn del Potro in the 2009 French Open semifinals (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Roger Federer was chasing a shot when his right shoe got caught in the French Open\u2019s red clay, resulting in his foot twisting awkwardly and him tumbling to the ground. 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