Richard Gasquet has beat Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Open Sud de France.
The match between two former top-10 players on Wednesday was largely dominated by the fourth-seeded Frenchman, who broke Davydenko’s serve three times and did not face a single break point on his own serve.
Gasquet, who reached the fourth round at the Australian Open last month, sealed victory on his fifth match point after a long baseline rally ended with the Russian slicing a forehand well wide.
Guillaume Rufin of France also advanced after a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over fifth-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain.