Simon, Querrey fall in Nice; Monfils reaches semis

May 23, 2013 - 7:38 PM Nice, France (Sports Network) - Second-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon and American Sam Querrey both came up a quarterfinal losers, while French wild card Gael Monfils secured a semifinal berth 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.

Meanwhile, the oft-injured former top-10 star Monfils drilled Dutchman Robin Haase 6-2, 6-3 to set-up a final-four meeting with Andujar.

Also on Day 5, Spaniard Albert Montanes took out France's Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-1 in 67 minutes to set-up a semifinal clash with Roger- Vasselin.

Friday's semifinals will not feature any seeded players.

The 2013 Nice champion will earn $95,000.