Richard dropped just one game in his demolition job on Italian, Fognini. Richard rushed to victory in just 41 minutes. In the quarterfinals, Richard will face sixth seed, Stefan Koubek.

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The ATP site reported about Richard's match:

"The Frenchman, currently No. 16 in the tightly-contested ATP 2007 Race, could add 27 points by winning the title, which would lift him to within 28 points of No. 8 James Blake. The top eight finishers in the ATP Race will qualify for Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, to be played Nov. 11-18."