TOKYO -- Canadian Milos Raonic overpowered Jeremy Chardy of France 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Japan Open.
Sebastian Velasquez Jersey . The third-seeded Raonic, coming off a win at the Thailand Open on Sunday, hit 17 aces in the
match. "Im playing better match by match," Raonic said. "I like this court. Ive
played four sets on this court so I have a good sense of how the ball reacts."
After coasting through the first set, the Thornhill, Ont., native took control
in the sixth game of the second when he broke Chardy with a smash at the net to
go up 4-2. "I played well on return but Im particularly happy with the serving,"
said Raonic. "I had a good percentage of first serves and I was able to to good
things with the returns." The 22-year-old, ranked 11th in the world, then held
serve with three straight aces to take a 5-2 lead. Chardy fought back to make it
5-3 before Raonic closed out the match with another three aces in the final
game. "I was serving well and keeping up the pressure at the end of the first
set," said Raonic. "From then on I was able to create the opportunities I needed
to take the win." Raonic will next face Slovakian Lukas Lacko, who beat
qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France 7-5, 6-4. "He doesnt have anything to
lose," Raonic said. "As usual, Ill focus on my serve. Hes a very dangerous and
powerful player so I will have to play a tight, disciplined game." Raonic, who
is 39-17 this season, is trying to earn one of the last spots in the World Tour
Finals in London next month. In other matches, sixth-seeded Nicolas Almagro of
Spain also advanced to the quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Horacio
Zeballos of Argentina. Defending champion and local favourite Kei Nishikori, who
beat Raonic in last years final, beat Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (4), 6-0 and
will face Almagro on Friday. Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro will play Alexandr
Dolgopolov of Ukraine in the quarterfinals on Friday. -- With files from The
Associated Press
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