Dutch Open: Medvedev beats Simon to advance to quarters
Daniil Medvedev, who will become world No 1 next week, beat Gilles Simon to reach the quarter-finals of the Dutch Open
Daniil Medvedev, Wimbledon 2021
Top seed Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Dutch Open after scoring a straight sets win over French qualifier Gilles Simon at the Autotron Rosmalen on Thursday.
Medvedev, who will become world No 1 next week, won 7-5, 6-4 in one hour and 53 minutes in his first grass court match of the season.
The Russian will next meet Ilya Ivashka, of Belarus, in the quarter-finals. Both players will not be able to compete at Wimbledon due to the All England Club’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players this year.
Rosmalen ATP 250, other second-round results (Autotron Rosmalen, grass, EUR 725.540)
- Ilya Ivashka beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 6-4, 6-2
- Adrian Mannarino beat Alex De Minaur (4): 6-2, 6-3
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (2) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 7-6 [2], 7-6 [5]
- Brandon Nakashima beat Sam Querrey (Q): 7-6 [4], 7-6 [6]
- Hugo Gaston beat Jenson Brooksby (8): 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
- Tim van Rijthoven (WC) beat Taylor Harry Fritz (3): 6-7 [9], 7-5, 6-4
- Karen Khachanov vs. Kamil Majchrzak
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