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Nicolas Almagro of Spain retained the Nice Cote d'Azur Open title he won last year following a 6-3, 6-2 victory over American qualifier Brian Baker on Saturday.Script:
Nicolas Almagro was defending his Nice Cote d'Azur Open title on Saturday.
Up against Brian Baker, ranked 216 in the world, the Spaniard was a firm favourite.
Baker had made a remarkable run to his first final on the ATP World Tour, putting out the number four seed, Gael Monfils along the way.
But Almagro, hadn't dropped a set yet in the tournament and was on top form once again.
The number three seed taking the first set 6-4 in 35 minutes.
The American had little room to manoeuvre in the second set as Almagro fired on to close out a 6-3, 6-2 victory.
Sealing the deal with a trademark killer backhand.
Almagro keeps his title the title which moves him up at least 75 places in the rankings.
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Nicolas Almagro defends Nice Cote d'Azur Open title
Sunday, May 27 2012Category:Tennis