METZ, France — Seventh-seeded Radek Stepanek rallied to defeat Michael Llodra 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (0) today and reach the quarterfinals of the Open de Moselle.

Stepanek dominated the deciding tiebreaker to reach his first quarterfinal since the clay-court Rome Masters in May.

Stepanek will face Eduardo Schwank, who outlasted Victor Hanescu 7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-3. Adrian Mannarino also advanced with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Rik de Voest.

Mannarino will play either Marc Gicquel or Nicolas Mahut, who played later. Fourth-seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu also played Romain Jouan in another all-French matchup.