PUNE: It was a mixed day at the office for singles world no. 89 Gilles Simon as he was crowned as the Tata Open Maharashtra singles champion but lost the doubles final with his partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert to the Dutch pairing of Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop in straight sets 6-7, 6-7 in an entertaining final held at the Mhalunge Balewadi Stadium here on Saturday.
