A couple of scratchy points from Simon make it 30-all, but it’s only delaying the inevitable. He earns a match point with a forehand into the left corner. A forehand into the opposite corner seals the deal. “Allez!” he cries. He’s through to the third round, where he will play Richard Gasquet or Milos Raonic. Thanks for reading. Bye.
Second set: Simon 6-4, 5-2 Kokkinakis* (*denotes server): “Ohhhhh dear!” says Kokkinakis after double-faulting at 15-30. Simon has two break points. He takes it brilliantly. Kokkinakis rips a forehand into the left corner but Kokkinakis scampers forward and at full stretch, stooping down low to reach the ball, beats him with a screamer of a backhand pass down the line.