Simon wins; Robredo bows out in Lyon

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10/22/2008 - Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last week's Madrid Masters runner-up Gilles Simon, of France, was a first-round victor, while fifth-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo was a second-round loser Wednesday at the $860,000 Lyon Tennis Grand Prix.

The fourth-seeded Simon slipped past Argentine Juan Monaco 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, while another French crowd favorite, Julien Benneteau, blitzed Robredo 6-2, 6-2 on the indoor carpet at Palais des Sports Lyon Gerland. Simon is quietly up to No. 10 in the world after losing to Brit Andy Murray in this past Sunday's title bout in Madrid.

Simon will face Italian Andreas Seppi here on Thursday.

Another second-round winner was French wild card Josselin Ouanna, who bested 1999 Lyon champion Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

Two more seeds won first-round matches on Day 3, as No. 7 Swede Robin Soderling subdued French qualifier Thierry Ascione 6-4, 6-1 and No. 8 Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu dismissed struggling Argentine Guillermo Canas 6-3, 6-4. Soderling titled here back in 2004, while Mathieu was the 2002 winner.

One other opening-round result saw Belgian qualifier Christophe Rochus erase Luxembourg's Gilles Muller 6-2, 6-4.

In other second-round action here on Thursday, top-seeded Andy Roddick will meet fellow American Robby Ginepri, second-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet will tangle with Belgian Steve Darcis and third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be opposed by fellow Frenchman Fabrice Santoro, the 1997 Lyon champ. The former top-ranked Roddick titled here back in 2005, while Gasquet ran the table in 2006. Tsonga was this year's Aussie Open runner-up.

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