Dutch Open: Medvedev beats Simon to advance to quarters

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