Djokovic dispatches Chardy to reach Madrid quarters
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his third-round match against France’s Jeremy Chardy at the Madrid Open May 9, 2019. — Reuters pic
Djokovic holds an overwhelming record against the French, standing 66-2 against them since leading Serbia to the 2010 Davis Cup title over France. He will face ninth seed Marin Cilic next after the Croatian put out Laslo Djere 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, winning 11 of the last 13 games. Halep, who has been struggling with injury, took the opening set and went up a break in the second before losing it against the ninth-seeded Australian who won the Miami title in March.
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