Open de Nice Cote d'Azur, Nice, France, ATP 250

[Moxie]

DATE: 15 May 2016 - 21 May 2016
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €463,520
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Dominic Thiem

Seeds:

1. D. Thiem
2. G. Simon
3. K. Anderson
4. B. Paire
5. J. Sousa
6. F. Fognini
7. A. Seppi
8. A. Zverev

The Tournament:

Nice is one of five ATP World Tour events held in France, along with Montpellier, Marseille, Metz and Paris, and is held the week before Roland Garros.

The Players:

Nice has a very strong field, just before Roland Garros. Dominic Thiem leads the field as the trending clay player. Zverev is also representing the GenNext, and Fognini is always dangerous. Paire also trending.



About City

Nice is the 5th largest city in France. Known as Nice La Belle, it was home and inspiration for major artists, such as Matisse and Chagall.

Tourism Guide:

 

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The Draw for Nice

 

[Moxie]

Tomorrow: Schwartzman v. Verdasco and Fritz v. Marchenko, if you want to see how the young Taylor is playing these days.

 

[britbox]

Taylor has lost the last two qualifiers to Radanek Stepanek. The worm has his number.

 

[Moxie]

Taylor has lost the last two qualifiers to Radanek Stepanek. The worm has his number.

Now, that's just sad. Even the really old-guard is trying to keep the youngsters at bay.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

fritzy got through here though to 2nd rd....kyle Edmund retired v zverev for some reason.

 

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Profile of Top Seed Dominic Thiem.

 

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(5) Joao Sousa DEFEATS Quentin Halys 5/7 6/4 6/4
Donald Young DEFEATS (6) Fabio Fognini 4/6 6/3 6/3
(8) Alexander Zverev DEFEATS Kyle Edmund 5/7 7/5 00 (RET)
Victor Estrella Burgos DEFEATS Denis Kudla 6/3 6/2
Taylor Fritz DEFEATS Illya Marchenko 7/6(4) 6/4
Adrian Mannarino DEFEATS Robin Haase 6/7(4) 6/3 6/4
Guido Pella DEFEATS Daniil Medvedev 6/1 6/7(4) 7/6(5)
Diego Schwartzman DEFEATS Fernando Verdasco 7/6(5) 6/1

 

[Moxie]

Happy for Taylor Fritz and Donald Young. And I don't know what to make of Verdasco, though Schwartzman is a good player, esp. on clay.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

vernando fiasco. old horseface confuses the fans with his continuing underachieving career. at 32 i see more defeats heading his way.

 

[Moxie]

Only raised his head long enough to snuff Rafa at the AO, then goes back to his underachieving usual. Grrrr....

 

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(3) Kevin Anderson DEFEATS Diego Schwartzman 7/6(4) 6/3
Adrian Mannarino DEFEATS (4) Benoit Paire 6/3 6/0
(5) Joao Sousa DEFEATS Victor Estrella Burgos 3/6 6/4 6/4
Guido Pella DEFEATS Donald Young 6/3 6/0

 

[britbox]

Paire got surprised by Mannarino... alhough I'm not so sure how much these guys are willing to graft with only a few days to go before Roland Garros.

 

[Moxie]

Paire got surprised by Mannarino... alhough I'm not so sure how much these guys are willing to graft with only a few days to go before Roland Garros.

It's a good point. Maybe some guys figure to pick up the odd match, a little money and points, and then prep for RG. That may not explain Verdasco and Fognini going down, but I can see why Anderson would play here. And I suppose Thiem and Zverev are young enough to gain some experience and confidence here, and still have the juice for a Major. Ah, youth.

 

[britbox]

Zverev just dropped the second set tiebreak against Granollers. Into a decider.

 

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Zverev takes out Granollers 7-5 6/7 6-2

He'll play the winner of Taylor Fritz (nextgen clash) and Gilles SImon in the Quarters.

 

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Results from the Nice Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday

1-Dominic Thiem (Austria) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 6-3 6-0
2-Gilles Simon (France) beat Taylor Fritz (U.S.) 6-4 6-4
7-Andreas Seppi (Italy) beat Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) 4-6 6-2 6-4
8-Alexander Zverev (Germany) beat Marcel Granollers (Spain) 7-5 6-7(3) 6-2

 

[Moxie]

Thiem bagelling Mayer is impressive. He's a creditable clay player.

 

[Billie]

Thursday, May 19, 2016
Day 6
Centre Court Starts at 11:45 am
QF (5) Joao Sousa VS (3) WC Kevin Anderson
Followed By
QF (8) Alexander Zverev VS (2) Gilles Simon
Not Before 3:15 pm
QF Adrian Mannarino VS Guido Pella
Not Before 5:15 pm
QF (1) Dominic Thiem VS (7) Andreas Seppi

 

[britbox]

Zverev v Simon looks like the match of the day.