The Spanish third seed was in command throughout the match, and finished the contest in an hour and 48 minutes without conceding a single break point.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Montpellier Open title on Sunday with a 6-4 6-2 win over fellow Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
France sprang a surprise at Thursday’s Davis Cup final draw ceremony when they named Jeremy Chardy and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as their singles players for the opening day’s action in Lille.
Tsonga was making his return after the birth of his first child, but in the opening second round match of the week, the Frenchman crashed out 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-3 against his fellow countryman and world No 56
The world number 12 will play 2014 champion, Stan Wawrinka, in the quarter-finals after beating Britain’s Dan Evans on Sunday