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**Nglvayhp** · 10-20-2008, 07:46 PM

I find Gilles Simon's game the hardest to classify. Sure, he is a pusher of the ball most of the time, and to me at least, makes watching his matches a little boring. His shots often lack bite; the strokes are smooth, mostly non-aggressive but very consistent. You feel like he could run you down forever. But there is something to his game that is very much not that of a pusher's. When forced to, he often pulls off just totally ridiculous winners. I think the opponents forget that Simon can hit winners and they get badly burnt. Simon has flair but it comes out in short intermittent surprising bursts. This point is the perfect illustration:
Simon backhand winner

10-20-2008, 07:46 PM	#6
Nglvayhp Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 513 Senior Member	I find Gilles Simon's game the hardest to classify. Sure, he is a pusher of the ball most of the time, and to me at least, makes watching his matches a little boring. His shots often lack bite; the strokes are smooth, mostly non-aggressive but very consistent. You feel like he could run you down forever. But there is something to his game that is very much not that of a pusher's. When forced to, he often pulls off just totally ridiculous winners. I think the opponents forget that Simon can hit winners and they get badly burnt. Simon has flair but it comes out in short intermittent surprising bursts. This point is the perfect illustration: Simon backhand winner
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