MARSEILLE - Gilles Simon won the Marseille Open title for the second time on Sunday by beating fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils in three sets in the final.
French player Gilles Simon returns the ball to Gael Monfils during the Open 13 tennis final match in Marseille on February 22, 2015
Fifth seed Simon, who previously won the title in 2007, beat seventh seed Monfils 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7/4) in a final that lasted two-and-a-half hours.
It was a 12th career title for the 30-year-old, who recently reached the semi-finals in Rotterdam.