Wawrinka eases into French Open fourth round

PARIS (Reuters) - French Open holder Stan Wawrinka eased into the fourth round at Roland Garros with a drama-free 6-4 6-3 7-5 win over Jeremy Chardy on Friday. The Swiss third seed stepped on court shortly after nine-times champion Rafael Nadal unexpectedly pulled out of the tournament with a left wrist injury. But there was little chance of Wawrinka following Nadal out of Roland Garros. He broke Chardy five times to secure a place in the last 16 for the sixth time in his career. "I'm very happy with the level of my game. Everything that I did today was pretty high level," said Wawrinka, the only men's champion left in the draw following Nadal's exit and Roger Federer's no-show due to a back injury. "I hit the ball well. I was moving around well. I managed to do what I wanted. I was the aggressive player," added the Swiss, who was taken to five sets by Lukas Rosol in the opening round. "After this third match, I feel I'm at 100 percent in every aspect, and I hope I can continue." Wawrinka will next play Serbian Viktor Troicki. (Reporting by Pritha Sarkar, editing by Larry King)