Chardy Charges Into the Semis Thursday, July 1, 2004 The Boys' Singles quarter-final match between Jamie Baker, 16, and Jeremy Chardy, 15, was a tightly contested game, divided into two by rain breaks, which Chardy of France took 6-4, 7-6 (7-4). Both Baker and Chardy had beaten a seed to advance to the fourth round. The Glasgow-born Brit ended the run of Kamil Capkovic, the fourth seed from Slovakia, in straight sets. Chardy disposed of the German Sebastian Rieschick, No.8 seed, in three sets. The score stood at 3-3, 30-30 when the umpire suspended play and the covers went on. When the game continued, Chardy managed the first and only break of serve in the first set, a long forehand rally giving him a 4-3 lead. The break of serve proved decisive as all other games went to serve. The French youngster who dared to venture to the net took the set 6-4. Baker needed to fight off two break points in his opening service game of the second set, taking the game with a rare advance to the net. Chardy served his three first games to love, as if signalling to Baker he could not easily be thwarted. Baker, on the other hand, kept his supporters on their toes. He held his serve at 2-2, forcing his way back from 0-40 down to deuce. The advantage shifted countless times before Baker finally took the game. He had a breakpoint at 3-3 and set point at 6-5, but as Chardy was equally stubborn and did not give any of them away. A tiebreak was inevitable, and Chardy capped it off by serving a rare ace for 7-4. Chardy has a tough task ahead, facing top seed and countryman Gael Monfils in the semi-final. The winner in Australia and Roland Garros this year, Monfils has lost just one match out of 27 since January. Written by Jukka Viskari Court 11 - Boys' Singles - Quarterfinals Jamie Baker GBR 4 64 Jeremy Chardy FRA 6 77 -- 雨過腥聞血，風旋雪裹身。 --

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