Isner Through to Round 3 in Nice

John Isner defeated Xavier Malisse of Belgium 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) in the 2nd round of the Open de Nice Côte d’Azur today. Tomorrow John will face Nikolay Davydenko of Russia. Davydenko is currently ranked number 53 in the world. He upset the number 7 seed and world number 42 Denis Istomin 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 to earn a crack at Isner. Isner and Davydenko are slated to play on center court after the conclusion of the Thomaz Bellucci vs Gilles Simon match. That match will begin no earlier than 1 pm local time.

Isner is 2-2 against Davydenko for his career. Here's a snapshot of the two head to head from atpworldtour.com.