Dutch Open: Local wild card Tim van Rijthoven continues dream week to reach semis
Tim van Rijthoven defeated Hugo Gaston 7-6 [2], 6-4 on Friday and will play the winner of the match between Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 5 seed, and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the second seed, in the next round
Dutch wildcard Tim van Rijthoven continued his dream run by reaching the semi-finals of the Dutch Open with a straight sets win over Frenchman Hugo Gaston at the Autotron Rosmalen on Friday.
Ranked No 205 in the world, Rijthoven won 7-6 [2], 6-4 in one hour and 22 minutes. The Dutchman had never won an ATP level match prior to this week.
He will next meet either fifth seed Karen Khachanov, of Russia, or second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, in the semis.
The semi-final result has assured Tim van Rijthoven of moving to the top 160 next week and he could get to the edge of the top 100 with a title in Rosmalen.
Rosmalen ATP 250, quarter-finals matches (Autotron Rosmalen, grass, EUR 725.540)
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Ilya Ivashka
- Karen Khachanov vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Adrian Mannarino vs. Brandon Nakashima
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