Open De Nice

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  Ellen DeGeneres Says, Dad Found My Sexuality a Challenge

  "My dad is a wonderful man but he has a lot of fear and he was overprotective of me. He didn't want me to hurt myself so he wanted me to be nice and quiet all the time and not really argue or speak my opinion. So imagine his challenge of having an openly gay child," Ellen DeGeneres said.

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  Davydenko beats Isner to reach Open de Nice semis

  Nikolay Davydenko beat top-seeded John Isner 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Thursday, joining second-seeded Gilles Simon and third-seeded Nicolas Almagro in the Open de Nice semifinals.

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  John Isner struggles past Malisse at Open de Nice

  Top-seeded John Isner hit 13 aces on his way to a hard-fought 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) win against Belgium's Xavier Malisse at the Open de Nice on Wednesday.

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  Ferrer ousted by Dolgopolov in Nice quarters

  Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine reached the Open de Nice semifinals when he upset top-seeded David Ferrer for the first time 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 on Thursday.

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  Almagro reaches semifinals at Open de Nice

  Nicolas Almagro reached the semifinals of the Open de Nice on Thursday by beating Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-1, 6-4.

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  Ferrer reaches quarterfinals at Open de Nice

  Top-seeded David Ferrer defeated Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the Open de Nice on Wednesday.

• Rochus upsets Soderling in Nice

  Olivier Rochus of Belgium rallied to beat top-seeded Robin Soderling 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 and reach the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice on Wednesday.

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  Rochus upsets Soderling in Nice

  Olivier Rochus of Belgium rallied to beat top-seeded Robin Soderling 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 and reach the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice on Wednesday.