The third and final wild card of the 2012 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur has been awarded to Gael Monfils.
The 14th player in the world is the fourth French player in the main draw with Gilles Simon, Richard Gasquet and Benoit Paire. Monfils also allows the number of top 25 players in the tournament to rise to 6.
The latter are :
- John Isner (USA, n°10)
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Gilles Simon (FRA, n°12)
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Nicolas Almagro (ESP, n°13)
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Gaël Monfils (FRA, n°14)
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Fernando Verdasco (ESP, n°16)
- Richard Gasquet (FRA, n°22)
For reminder, the draw ceremony will take place Saturday May 19th at noon in the VIP hospitality area of the Nice Lawn and Tennis Club.