The Frenchman Benoit Paire, the 4th seed of the tournament, stopped at the round of 16. On Tuesday afternoon, he was defeated in 2 quick sets (6/3 6/0) by his compatriot, Adrian Mannarino. The player from Avignon, ranked 21st in the world, likely had his mind set on Roland Garros, which starts in 5 days.
In the other matches of the day, the seeds met expectations.
Kevin Anderson, the 3rd seed, won in 2 sets (7/6 6/3) against Schwartzman. The Argentine, who beat Verdasco on Monday afternoon, could do nothing against the South African giant. The latter is therefore qualified for the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice.
In the other matches of the round of 16, Guido Pella easily won (6/3 6/0) against the conqueror of Fognini, the American Donald Young, who made it through the qualifiers. Meanwhile, Joao Sousa, the 5th seed, qualified for the quarters at the expense of Victor Estrella Burgos. The Portuguese won in 3 sets (3/6 6/4 6/4).
Paul-Henri Mathieu in the round of 16. The Frenchman, ranked 67th in the world, won in 2 sets (7/6 6/3) against the young Korean Hyeon Chung. He will face Andreas Seppi, the 7th seed, who barely managed to defeat the Spaniard Daniel Munoz in 3 sets (6/7 7/5 6/4).
Leonardo Mayer and Marcel Granollers also qualified for the round of 16. The Argentine won in 3 sets (7/6 3/6 6/3) against Jiry Vesely. The Spaniard, on the other hand, defeated the American Boris Baker in 2 quick sets (6/3 6/1).
On Wednesday, May 18, the last 4 round of 16 matches will take place. We will notably see the entry of the top two seeds: the Austrian, defending champion Dominik Thiem, and the Nice native Gilles Simon.
