Jeremy Chardy beats seventh seed Marcel Granollers in Sud de France Open

Spanish seventh seed Marcel Granollers was knocked out of the Sud de France Open in Montpellier by French veteran Jeremy Chardy on Monday.

World number 68 Chardy got off to a flying start then rose to the occasion in the decider to triumph 6-0 3-6 6-3 and book his place in the second round.