Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands fired nine aces on his way to knocking off Italian third seed Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Round of 16 at the Open Occitanie on Thursday in Montpellier, France.

Striker Andy Delort is returning to Montpellier to help the French league club in its fight against relegation. Delort, who comes from the nearby port city of Sete, played for Montpellier from 2018 to 2021.

France’s beleaguered economy was given a boost by the Olympics Games in Paris last summer but political upheaval has ensued since then.

The second-round match between No. 3 seed Flavio Cobolli and Jesper de Jong was twice interrupted as heavy rains in the area resulted in an in-arena blackout.

MONTPELLIER, FRANCE (AP) _ Results Thursday from Open Sud de France at Palais des Sports de Gerland (seedings in parentheses): Robin Haase and Botic Van de Zandschulp, Netherlands, def. Fabien Reboul and Sadio Doumbia (1), France, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Open Occitanie tennis tournament with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over France's Arthur Cazaux on Wednesday in Montpellier, France.

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MONTPELLIER, France - Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Open Occitanie tennis tournament with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win

The draw has been confirmed for the 2025 Open Occitanie which begins today in Montpellier. Formerly and best known as Open Sud de France, it takes place between 27 January - 2 February and is the first and only ATP tournament in the week after the Australian Open.

Mainz are closing in on signing Montpellier winger Arnaud Nordin (26), reports Le Parisien. An agreement is reportedly close to being reached between all parties. Nordin will be out of contract next

Sky Germany reports that Borussia Mönchengladbach are working on bringing Montpellier winger Arnaud Nordin to the club this month.After a move for former Heidenheim midfielder Jan-Niklas Beste was

Arthur Cazaux of France took down Swiss wild card Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Open Occitanie on Monday in Montpellier, France.