Gael Monfils enters quarterfinals of Rotterdam Tournament

French player Gael Monfils returns the ball to French player Edouard Roger-Vasselin during a tennis match at the Open Sud de France ATP World Tour in Montpellier, southern France, on February 3, 2016. AFP

Frenchman Gael Monfils has gone through to the Quarterfinals of the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam after defeating Croatia's Borna Chorich in 3 sets.

Monfils, who also reached the Quarterfinals at this Year's Australian Open, eased into a 6-4 win in the 1st set, after breaking serve in the 4th game.

However, a series of Unforced Errors in the 2nd SAW the Frenchman surrender the set 7-5, before taking charge again to close-out the third set 6-2 and book his place in the Quarters.

Earlier, Croatian Marin Cilic also reached the last-8 after beating Gilles Muller of Luxembourg in Straight Sets. Cilic played powerfully on Wednesday to knock-out Muller 7-6, 7-6, in a match where neither player dropped a game on their Serve.

The Croatian will next play against Germany's Philipp Kohl-schreiber for a place in the Semis.

 


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