Third-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon won through to the Brisbane International quarter-finals after a straight sets second-round win on Wednesday over Colombia’s Alejandro Falla.
World No.16 Simon, 28, triumphed 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5) to book a showdown with the winner of Wednesday’s clash between Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis and sixth-seeded German Florian Mayer.