Federer reaches Indian Wells quarter-finals

World number one Roger Federer clinched a spot in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open after registering a straight-set win over Jeremy Chardy.

Federer, the defending champion of the competition, won the French player, 7-5 6-4 in just an hour and 22 minutes.

The Swiss defeated his compatriot Stan Wawrinka in the 2017 final to claim his fifth Indian Wells title and now gunning for a record sixth.

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He has remained unbeaten in 2018, clinching the trophies at the Australian Open and Rotterdam Open.

Federer will be up against Chung Hyeon in the last eight, after the South Korean eased past Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas 6-1 6-3.

The two last met in the Australian Open semi-finals, where 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer led 6-1 5-2 before his opponent retired with blisters.

 

 

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