TSONGA 1-0 SIMON. Tsonga kicks things off with a routine, service winner-filled service game.

MATCH - TSONGA 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2 SIMON. Tsonga completes the inevitable and finally disposes of an injured Gilles Simon. Into the second week the French number two goes.

BREAK - TSONGA 7-6 6-4 5-2 SIMON. TSONGA breaks for the second time after a series of unforced errors from Simon, the tenth seed will serve for the title.

TSONGA 7-6 6-4 4-2 SIMON. Another peerless service game puts Tsonga two games from victory.

BREAK - TSONGA 7-6(3) 6-4 3-2 SIMON. Tsonga finally breaks through in the third set. On his way tio victory.

TSONGA 7-6(3) 6-4 2-2 SIMON. Tsonga bulldozes through another service game with minimal effort.

TSONGA 7-6(3) 6-4 1-2 SIMON. Simon has picked up a little spring in his step since the final game. Much more aggression, more first serves and finally making in-roads on the Monfils serve.

TSONGA 7-6(3) 6-4 0-1 SIMON. Tsonga continues to serve incredibly - 17 aces at last count. Simon may play considerably more aggressive from now onwards.

SET - TSONGA 7-6(5) 6-4 SIMON. Tsonga moves to 2-0 against Simon in Melbourne. The tenth seed has won 17 (28%) of return points against one of the weakest servers in the world, serving only 52% first serves and hampered by an injury.

TSONGA 7-6(5) 5-3 SIMON. Tsonga has lost a grand total of one point on his fiirst serve in set two yet managed only 7 points on Simon, who is injured and serving at 50%.

TSONGA 7-6(5) 2-1 SIMON. Simon stares down the barrel of a double break, only to recover by hitting three of the most casual smashes ever seen on a tennis court; holding to stay in contention.

TSONGA 7-6(5) 2-0 SIMON. Tsonga holds with minimal fuss as usual, smashing down his 12th ace in the process.

BREAK - TSONGA 7-6(5) 1-0 SIMON. Tsonga decides to carry into the second set his innovative tactic of attempting to land his return in court, and promptly breaks Simon's serve immediately after failing to do so all match.

SET - TSONGA 7-6(5) SIMON. Only after an umpteenth return error did Tsonga fully apply himself. From thereon, it was a simple and routine first set triumph.

TSONGA 6-6 SIMON: Tsonga finally decides to take Simon's service games a litle more seriously and finds himself at 30-30. From that point, the Frenchman hits a forehand well wide of the tramlines followed by another forehand into the bottom of the net. Tiebreak.

TSONGA 5-5 SIMON. Simon levels up the match after a comical dropshot attempt from Tsonga. Both men have been completely untroubled on seve through 10 games.

TSONGA 4-3 SIMON. Tsonga closes out the game with his seventh ace in only four service gsames.

TSONGA 3-3 SIMON. A solid service hold from Simon to level up the set once more. He even found his way to the net where, uncomfortably yet effectively, Simon even arrived found his way to the net and put a smash away.

TSONGA 3-2 SIMON: It has been an interesting week for Gilles Simon. He arrived in Melbourne on crutches with the news that he would likely be withdrawing from Melbourne. Instead of withdrawing, he has played in two epic setters. Here, Tsonga just dragged his countryman from left to right 5 times in a row, but no problem there.

TSONGA 1-1 SIMON. Both men are feeling their way onto the Hisense arena, but a matching routine service hold for Simon too.