Rotterdam, Netherlands: French qualifier Nicolas Mahut defeated compatriot Jeremy Chardy 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam World Tennis.

The 34-year-old who has played four matches this week at the Ahoy stadium, will be competing in his second quarter-final of the season after advancing into the top eight last month in Sydney, where he lost to Serb Viktor Troicki.