http://www.open13.fr/rss_fr.php All the news of Open13 fr-FR Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger Vasselin are the 2012 doubles champions of the Open 13. The 100% French paire defeated the Tsonga/Brown team 3-6 6-3 10-6. After their title in Montpellier a few weeks ago, Mahut and Roger-Vasselin did it again. Surely we will see more of them during the season... http://www.open13.fr Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:46:12 +0100 Despite not playing the singles final, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is plying the doubles final along side German player Dustin Brown. The two will face a French pair, Mahut/Roger-Vasselin, that won the title 3 weeks ago in Montpellier. http://www.open13.fr Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:12:36 +0100 Not a tough day at the office for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The Frenchman beat his compatriot, Edouard Roger-Vasselin, 6-4, 7-5 without having to make too much of an effort. In the semis, big Jo will play the winner of the match opposing Juan Martin Del Potro to Richard Gasquet. http://www.open13.fr Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:54:13 +0100 By dominating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 5-7, 7-6, Michael Llodra became the fourth French player to reach the 2012 Open 13 quarter finals. Llodra needed to dig deep inside to come through with the win. Down a break in the third, Llodra "stayed focused, which is not easy against him due to his game" and got his break back. The match was decided in the tiebreaker which went in favor of the more offensive of the two players : Michael Llodra. Llodra now waits to know whom of Fish or Olivetti he will compete with for a semifinal spot. http://www.open13.fr Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:38:19 +0100 6-3, 6-2, such was the score of the match that opposed Richard Gasquet to Igor Kunitsyn. As usual, Gasquet had no problem beating a lower ranked player. At 15 in the world Gasquet needs to now elevate his level of play, as chances are highly probable that the Frenchman will face the tower of Tandill, Juan Martin Del Potro, in the last eight. Indeed Delpo faces Nikolay Davydenko for a quarterfinal spot. http://www.open13.fr Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:27:44 +0100 Despite a decent resistance, David Goffin of Belgium could not handle the pressure of number nine ranked player in the world Janko Tipsarevic. The Serb, tournament 3 seed, defeated his opponent 6-4, 6-2 and will wait to see whom of Ivan Ljubicic or Karol Beck he will face for a semifnal spot. http://www.open13.fr Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:14:05 +0100 In a tough match opposed to Swiss Marco Chiudinelli, Michael Llodra stood tall. The Frenchman, victor in Marseille in 2010, needed two tiebreakers to get rid of his opponent. His qualification for the second round sealed the first. His next opponent is tournament seed number 6: Alexandr Dolgopolov. A match that will surely highlight Thursdays order of play. http://www.open13.fr Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:16:51 +0100 After beating Jarkko Nieminen in the 1st round, Edouard Roger-Vasselin, 95th in the world, pursued his winning streak by destroying Italian Flavio Cippola (87th) 6-3 6-0. With this win, ERV, secures a quarterfinal spot, for the third time of his career. He will face, for a semifinal berth, the winner of the match opposing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to Nicolas Mahut. Regardless, of the result, the tournament is guaranteed a French presence in the semis. http://www.open13.fr Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:19:14 +0100 Alex Dolgopolov, one of the main attraction of this Open 13, successfully started his tournament. The Ukrainian beat the Czech Lukas Rosol, 2/6, 7/6, 6/3, to reach the second round, despite being two points away from losing. Dolgo will take on the winner of the match between Michael Llodra and Marco Chiudinelli. http://www.open13.fr Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:59:28 +0100 Paul-Henri Mathieu, 417th in the world, was beaten in three sets 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 by Slovak Karol Beck. After dropping the first set in a tie-breaker, Mathieu quickly jumped ahead in the second with a double break advantage and leveled the match at one set apiece. In the final set, the Frenchman declared "lacking of energy" which can be explained from his year and half sideline due to his knee injury. Luckily for him he will quickly forget his loss as his wife is on the verge of giving birth to their baby boy. http://www.open13.fr Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:47:12 +0100