TOKYO: Former world junior number one Gael Monfils completed a rain-interrupted long day by beating Marco Chiudinelli to reach the quarter-finals at the Japan Open tennis tournament yesterday.
The French fourth seed, who fired off 15 aces while beating Marsel Ilhan of Turkey on Monday, hit yet another 10 aces to beat the Swiss 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the second round.
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