http://www.opennicecotedazur.com/rss_fr.php All the news of Open de Nice fr-FR Tournament organization has attributed two of the three wild cards it disposes of. The first has gone to 2010 runner-up Fernando Verdasco of Spain. The second invitation is for Benoit Paire recent runner-up in Belgrade. The tournament has until the draw ceremony, saturday 19th of May at noon to deliver the third wild card. http://www.opennicecotedazur.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:39:26 +0200 http://www.opennicecotedazur.com Sat, 21 May 2011 17:17:24 +0200 Butorac and Rojer win the 2011 edition of the Nice Open Côte d'Azur in doubles. They beat in the final, Gonzalez/Marrero in two sets : 6-3 6-4 ! http://www.opennicecotedazur.com Sat, 21 May 2011 14:25:44 +0200 Victor Hanescu will play the final of the Nice Open tomorrow afternoon. He beat Dolgopolov 6-3 6-3. http://www.opennicecotedazur.com Fri, 20 May 2011 15:38:22 +0200 Without a surprise Tomas Berdych qualified for the semifinals of the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur defeating Latvian Ernests Gulbis. After an easy first set, Berdych lost his serve and allowed Gulbis to go up 4-2. The Czech immediately broke back and went on to win the next three games. Final score 6-1 6-4. In the semis Berdych will face off with Nicoals Almagro for a spot in the final. http://www.opennicecotedazur.com Thu, 19 May 2011 19:22:36 +0200 Alexandr Dologopolov, better known as "Dolgo" created the sensation at the Open de nice Côte d'Azur tournament by sending number one seed, David Ferrer packing. The unconventional Ukranian captured the first set, at which point, specialists had Ferrer winning in three. After he captured the second set 6-1 in 32 minutes it all seemed to be going in Ferrer way. But this was counting out "Dolgo". The 23rd player in the world hung tough and managed to sere out the match while being up 6-5. The win allowed him to finally beat Ferrer after three unsuccessful attempts, and qualify for the tournament semi-finals. Dolgo will match up with Hanescu for a final berth. http://www.opennicecotedazur.com Thu, 19 May 2011 17:09:41 +0200 Nicolas Almagro is through to the semis in the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur. The Spaniard defeated his compatriot Pablo Andujar 6-1 6-4. The first set was a formality for Almagro. In the second set, the lower ranked player broke early on and held on to his advantage until 4 all. It was then that Almagro stepped it up a notch. He got back on serve and proceeded to serve out the match. The 12th player in the world now waits to know whom of Berdych or Gulbis he will battle with for a spot in the final. http://www.opennicecotedazur.com Thu, 19 May 2011 14:37:04 +0200 After having avoided Andy Roddick, due to a shoulder injury, Victor Hanescu got "lucky" once again. He was leading 6-2 2-0 versus Robin Haase when the Dutchman went flying and twisted his ankle. The injury was too much for Haase to handle, and the player, who came out of "qualies" was forced to retire. Hanescu will now wait to see who of David Ferrer or Alexandr Dolgopolov he will face for a spot in the final. http://www.opennicecotedazur.com Thu, 19 May 2011 12:14:36 +0200 Tomas Berdych is number 6 in the world and Adrian Mannarino can witness this fact. The Frenchman was inexistent versus the tall Czech. An 1h03 was all Berdych needed to dispose of the Frenchman. 6-1 6-4 was the final score. In the quarters, Berdych will face a very talented player that is regaining confidence : Ernests Gulbis. http://www.opennicecotedazur.com Wed, 18 May 2011 19:12:02 +0200 Pablo Andujar of Spain defeated the likes of Julien Benneteau. The Spaniard too good for the Frenchman made the important points and came up with the big shots when needed. The score 6-3 6-4, reflected perfectly the match. A break in each set, thank you very much! Next match will be a huge challenge for Andujar as will play compatriot Almagro in a 100% Spanish quarter final. http://www.opennicecotedazur.com Wed, 18 May 2011 17:20:17 +0200