Kei Nishikori had another strong performance in Barcelona when defeating a dangerous Jeremy Chardy in the 3rd round. Kei struggled only at finish line when he failed to serve out the match when he was 6-3 5-4 up. Finally, the Japanese broke back his opponent soon after to win the match 6-3 7-5 in 84 minutes.
Next vs. Dolgopolov
Kei will play Alexandr Dolgopolov in the quarters; the head to head is 4-0 for Nishikori that has never conceded a single set to the Ukranian.
| THE DRAW |
| STRONG TO THE QUARTERS |