Top-seeded David Ferrer made the Valencia Open quarterfinals by easing past Julien Benneteau of France 6-2, 6-1 on Thursday.
Benneteau squandered four break points against the Spaniard and, as Ferrer acknowledged afterwards, "the score doesn't reflect how tough this match was."
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The match had tense rallies in the first set and Ferrer said it was tough, physically.
Jeremy Chardy of France provided spectators with a second-round upset when he broke fourth-seeded John Isner of the United States three times to win 7-6 (7), 6-3.
Other winners included fifth-seeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, who will next face Ferrer, Jarkko Nieminen of Finland and Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, who will also meet on Friday, and third-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain.
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