Chardy sets up Wawrinka meeting in Qatar
Stan Wawrinka, runner-up in 2008, will begin his Qatar Open campaign against Jeremy Chardy, who downed Gregoire Barrere.
Jeremy Chardy beat Gregoire Barrere in three sets on Monday to set up a meeting with top seed Stan Wawrinka in the second round of the Qatar Open.
Chardy saved six set points before being taken do a decider by Barrere, who passed up six chances to break his opponent and succumbed to a 6-3 3-6 6-3 defeat.
Seventh seed Adrian Mannarino exited after a 6-3 6-4 loss to Alexander Bublik, while Filip Krajinovic – seeded sixth – came from a set down to beat Kyle Edmund 4-6 6-3 6-3.
There were also wins for Fernando Verdasco, Aljaz Bedene, Corentin Moutet and Miomir Kecmanovic.
Wrapping up the DAY 1 of Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2020 – looking forward to more great matches tomorrow! #qemo2020 #qatartennis #qatarexxonmobilopen2020 pic.twitter.com/rsn6DI1Lkw
— Qatar Tennis Fed. (@QatarTennis) January 6, 2020
