*** Gilles Simon from France will face today at 15:00 on Tomas Berdych from Czech Republic, in the knockout round of the men’s tennis tournament in Shanghai. In the 16-decimal-finals, Gilles Simon defeated in three sets on Leonardo Mayer of Argentina. Tomas Berdych had needed three sets in the final 16-tenths to pass James Sock. In the 11 direct confrontations, Gilles Simon recorded 7 wins, while the other side, Tomas Berdych recorded 5 wins.