MIAMI—Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to quarter-finals of the Miami Open following a straight-sets victory over Jeremy Chardy of France on Tuesday. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., dispatched the unseeded Frenchman 6-3, 6-4 in just under an hour and a half and improved his lifetime record against Chardy to 7-0. The 27-year-old Canadian, seeded 20th in Miami, cruised to the quarters on the strength of his serve, firing 12 aces and winning 73 per cent of his service points. Raonic will meet fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro Tuesday afternoon. Also Tuesday, teenage phenom Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., fell to 29th seed Borna Coric 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-4 in fourth-round action.

Source: thestar March 27, 2018 19:18 UTC