Kiefer Ends Chela's Run
Monday, 23 January, 2006
by Bren O'Brien
German No.21 seed Nicolas Kiefer has progressed through to the quarter
finals of Australian Open 2006 with a straight-sets win over Argentine
Juan Ignacio Chela on Vodafone Arena on Day Eight.
Kiefer, who made the final eight at Melbourne Park in 2000 and 1998, had
little trouble with Chela, who had knocked out No.3 seed Lleyton Hewitt
earlier in the tournament, winning 7-6 (7/4) 6-3 6-3 in two hours and 22
minutes.
Both men were strong on serve early in the match, forcing the first set
into a tie-breaker which Kiefer claimed with relative ease. The second
set was in stark contrast, with six breaks of serve, four to Kiefer and
two to Chela and the German racing to a two-set lead.
Chela steadied in the third set, playing much more consistent tennis,
but Kiefer made the most of his chances, breaking the Argentine then
sealing a spot against either Paul-Henri Mathieu or his French counterpart
Sebastien Grosjean.
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