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James Blake claimed a straight-sets victory over fellow American Scoville Jenkins to pick up his 200th ATP Tour success and earn a place in the Delray Beach International quarter finals.
The top seed cruised to a 6-1 6-3 win to set up a clash with Florian Mayer in the last eight off the Florida event.
The world number six joked: "To win 200 matches means there's probably a few I've actually forgotten, which is something I never would have believed. It's nice to know I've beaten some quality players."
Meanwhile, defending champion Tommy Haas is also through to the quarters after an impressive victory over Sam Querrey. The German won 6-4 7-5 and will now face American Vince Spadea.
Third seed Xavier Malisse was beaten by Rainer Schuettler but still made it through the round-robin stage and into the last eight.
Blake is the strong 1.61 favourite to now win the Delray Beach tournament, with Hass next best at 5.3. Belgian Malisse is currently trading at 8.8, with Spadea available to back at 17.5.
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