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Nice, France – Second-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon and American Sam Querrey both came up a quarterfinal losers Thursday at the $530,000 Nice Open, a final clay-court French Open tune-up.
Spaniard Pablo Andujar doused Simon 6-4, 7-5, while French wild card Edouard Roger-Vasselin saved nine-of-11 break points in coming from behind to bounce the third-seeded Querrey 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club.
Also on Day 5, Spaniard Albert Montanes took out French favorite Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-1 in 67 minutes to set-up a semifinal clash with Roger- Vasselin.
The 2013 Nice champion will earn $95,000.
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