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Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia reached the quarterfinals of the Lyon Grand PrixFormer Lyon finalist Marc Gicquel of France upset Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-0 |
LYON, France (AP) -- Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia reached the quarterfinals of the Lyon Grand Prix on Thursday by beating Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Ljubicic, the 2001 Lyon champion, served 27 aces and broke his opponent twice to extend his perfect record against Kiefer to 4-0. Ljubicic will face Florent Serra of France in his eighth quarterfinal of the year. Also, former Lyon finalist Marc Gicquel of France upset Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-0. The sixth-seeded Mathieu. Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France will aim for a quarterfinal berth later Thursday when the Frenchman takes on Olivier Rochus of Belgium. Second-seeded Gilles Simon faces French qualifier David Guez. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ![]() | ![]()
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