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Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia made it into the quarters of Lyon Grand Prix on Thursday. He had a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over German Nicolas Kiefer.
Ljubicic, The 2001 Lyon champion, Ljubicic, served 27 aces and broke his opponent twice .Ljubicic will next meet Frenchman Florent Serra in his eighth quarter-final of the year.
Former Lyon finalist Marc Gicquel of France had a 6-4, 6-0 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu. The sixth-seeded Mathieu, who earned ATP newcomer of the year in 2002 following his maiden win in Lyon, lost his serve five times.
Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France will face Olivier Rochus of Belgium for a quarter-final berth on Thursday. Second-seeded Gilles Simon will play against David Guez of France.
