ATP 250: Nice, Dusseldorf

Well, Rome has just finished, so it's time to move on, why waste time
A week before Roland Garros, there are still two tournaments going, and who are we to ignore them!

250 Power Horse Cup (aka Dusseldorf) , clay

The Rochusclub in Düsseldorf will stage an ATP World Tour 250 tournament in 2013, to be held the week prior to Roland Garros. “We are delighted to continue with the strong tradition of ATP tournaments in Düsseldorf and welcome the arrival of an ATP 250 tournament at Rochusclub,” said Tournament Director Dietloff von Arnim.

Players
Tipsarevic, haas, Kohlshcreber, Rosol, Monaco, Nieminen, Troicki, Davydenko,Dodidg

Draw
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2013/6710/mds.pdf

Order of Play
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2013/6710/op.pdf




250, Open de Nice Côte d’Azur , clay

The ATP World Tour returned to Nice in 2010 for the first time in 15 years with the inaugural Open de Nice Cote d’Azur, held the week before Roland Garros. Nice is one of five ATP World Tour events held in France, along with Marseille, Metz, Montpellier and Paris. After Richard Gasquet's triumph in the inaugural edition, Nicolas Almagro won back-to-back titles in 2011-12.

Players:
Simon, Seppi, Querrey, Isner, Fognini, Granolers, Hewitt, Istomin, Vassselin, Berankis, Monfils, HP Mathieu

Draw
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2013/6120/mds.pdf

Order of Play
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2013/6120/op.pdf




On days like these....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Bv47GyPj8

Yay!!!!
Berankis beat Istomin intwo easy sets in the first round of Nice today

De Bakker (junior ) also through like Harrison, Falla and Rufin.

Mahut out

In Dusseldorf,
Rosol out (to Brands), Hajek, Dodig, Kubot etc through....

Time to see what's happened/ing in Nice/Dusseldorf:
Nice
Hewitt, the "spent force", lost to Andujar in 3.
De Bakker Jr, out, as well, maybe time to look for a commentating job
On the Young Guns front, Harrison lost easily to Rufin.
Lu managed to grind Seppi in 3.
Haase, Hansescu also through.

Dusseldorf
Nieminen dispatches Lacko in two easy sets

Today:
Goffin-Zemlja
Davydenko-Bedene
HP-Matheiu-Harrison
Giraldo-Monfils
Rufin-Lorenzi....

Things starting to warm up in Nice and Dusseldorf, some watchable matches on offer today:

10.00 AM (just about now!!!)
Berankis-Vasselin (hope to find a stream for it!)
Querrey-Strakhovski
Berlocq-HP Mathieu
5 PM
Rufin-Simon
Monfils-Fognini

Not bad at all for an ATP 250 Wednesday!

Got the stream and Berankis is playing very well, his forehand is on fire!!!
Nice looks beautiful with bright orange clay and azure blue stands...and yes that sunny sky above (sigh....)

Yes, bizarre as Edouard beat him rather convincingly in Delray earlier this season...though Berankis was playing badly there.