CHENNAI, India (AP) Top-seeded Tomas Berdych eased into the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Ivan Dodig of Croatia.
The sixth-ranked Berdych raced to a 3-0 lead in the opening set before Dodig got his only break of the match. Berdych responded by breaking back immediately with a forehand winner down the line, broke again in the fifth game of the second set and clinched the victory in 87 minutes.
Also Wednesday, fourth-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet lost his second-round match 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) to Bjorn Phau of Germany. Gasquet had a chance to serve out the match at one stage before losing in 2 hours, 31 minutes.
Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia advanced to the quarters by beating American Robert Kendrick 6-2, 6-2.