Cilic reaches last eight despite twisted ankle, Tsonga breezes through

ByEurosport

Updated 07/09/2015 at 08:05 GMT

Marin Cilic beat Jeremy Chardy to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open, despite twisting an ankle.

Marin Cilic of Croatia celebrates defeating Jeremy Chardy of France during their fourth round match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 6, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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The defending champion picked up the injury in the second set, which he lost, before being taken to a third-set tiebreak.

However, the big serving Croat emerged victorious, winning 6-3 2-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-0 win.

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The No 9 seed said: "The key today was finding my rhythm on serve. Jeremy played really well from second set on and I was having trouble with my movement after twisting my ankle.

Jeremy Chardy

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"The first couple of games after doing that wasn't easy, it was causing trouble."

Cilic, who is coached by former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, said he "took a joker" from his mentor when he served four aces in the tiebreaker.

"I played great tennis in the fourth set. I'm happy about that,” he added.