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France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga cruised into the quarterfinals with his win over Simone Bolleli of Italy in straight sets. He will face Feliciano Lopez in the quarterfinals. Tsonga currently leads Lopez 1-0 in head-to-head action.


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The second musketeer, Gilles Simon had a more challenging time reaching the quarterfinals. He would eventually win 6-4 4-6 6-2 over German Rainer Schuettler. Simon was fine until his serve failed him in the second set, where Schuettler broke him four times. The Frenchmen managed to take care of his serve in the third set and broke Schuettler twice to secure the victory.

He will face off against fellow countryman, Julien Benneteau. They are tied 1-1 in their head-to-head. Simon won their last meeting on clay in Casablanca.


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Lastly, Novak Djokavic beat Czech Jan Hernych 6-4 7-5 in a 92 minute match. He will play Zverev of Germany in the next round.