Gilles Simon – Ernest Gulbis Preview and Predictions (23.10.2017)

Gilles Simon – Ernest Gulbis
This week we are running 500-point tournaments in Vienna and Basel in the ATP circuit, while in the WTA circuit there is a full tournament of the Singapore Champions Tour, where Simona Halep tour starts great. In the first round of the Vienna tournament around 14:00, the match between Frenchman Gilles Simon and Latvian Ernest Gulbis will unfold.

Gilles Simon
The 32-year-old French player is currently ranked No. 71 in the ATP at the singles.
The 2017 season was a very bad one for the French player, with the best results coming in the first part of the Australian Open tournament, where he reached the third round of the competition.
In the second part of the season it was extremely poor for Gilles Simon, being defeated by most of the first tour of the tournament he took part in.
The last tour to take part in was Shanghai, where he reached the third round of the competition and was stopped by compatriot Richard Gasquet in a three-set match.

Ernest Gulbis
The Latvian player, aged 29, is currently ranked 203 in the ATP standings at single.
He is an oscillating player, taking part in few tournaments this season, and the best result of the season came in the Roland Garros tournament, where he managed to reach the finals finals.
The last major tournament he took part in was St. Louis. Petersburg in September, where he managed to win 2 matches on the qualifying table, but in the first round was defeated by the British Liam Broady.
Direct meetings
The match of the Vienna tournament will be the 2 nd meeting between the two players, the previous match being won by the Frenchman Gilles Simon in 2011 in the Sydney tournament with 2-0 in sets

Prediction Gilles Simon – Erneste Gulbis
In the match between the two players will prevail the balanced points, each of the players trying to rely on the very good service that gives them advantage in points.
Gilles Simon starts up as a favorite in this match, but the match will be a difficult one for him, trying to take advantage of the lack of matches of Latvian Gulbis, trying to overcome the weak form of the last time in the circuit.
The prediction for this match is a meeting won by the Frenchman Gilles Simon, being a much more balanced player in the game, with a solid and solid game behind the field, while his opponent is playing an oscillating game and the lack of matches ii will cause great problems in this meeting.