Raonic advances at Miami Open, Coric eliminates Shapovalov

MIAMI — Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to quarter-finals of the Miami Open following a straight sets victory over Jeremy Chardy of France on Tuesday.

Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., dispatched the unseeded Frenchman 6-3, 6-4 in just under an hour and a half and improved his lifetime record against Chardy to 7-0.

The 27-year-old Raonic, seeded 20th in Miami, cruised to the quarters on the strength of his serve, firing 12 aces and winning 73 per cent of his service points.

Raonic will meet fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro Tuesday afternoon.

Del Potro, a definite crowd favourite in Latin-influenced South Florida, moved onto the quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-2 win over 22nd-seeded Filip Krajinovic of Serbia.

Also Tuesday, teenage phenom Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., fell to 29th seed Borna Coric 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-4 in fourth-round action.

Despite clawing back to win the second set, the 18-year-old couldn’t hold off the 21-year-old Croatian, who won the match in two hours and 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, American John Isner upset second-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-6 (0), 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals.

The departure of Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion and Australian Open finalist in January, leaves fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany as the highest seed remaining in the draw.