ResultsBrusselsQuarter-final

Brussels: Griekspoor beats Lehecka as semi-finals are set

Four quarter-finals finished in Brussels, and Fils, Struff, Cerundolo and Griekspoor are the names left.

All results

  • Quarter-finalArthur Fils d. Alex Michelsen6-4 7-6
  • Quarter-finalTallon Griekspoor d. Jiri Lehecka4-6 6-4 6-3
  • Quarter-finalJan-Lennard Struff d. Zizou Bergs6-3 7-6
  • Quarter-finalFrancisco Cerundolo d. Clement Chidekh6-2 6-4

Jan-Lennard Struff beat Zizou Bergs 6-3 7-6 in the last quarter-final, starting at 21:00 CEST. Bergs hit 13 aces to Struff’s 5 and went 0 for 5 on break points. Struff won 81 % of his first-serve points and converted 1 of 2 break points. Sometimes the smaller number is the one that counts.

Quarter-final results, Brussels
Quarter-final results, Brussels

Arthur Fils beat Alex Michelsen 6-4 7-6. Fils, ranked No. 10, hit 6 aces and 31 winners, and converted 3 of 4 break points. Michelsen, ranked No. 37, saved his best for the return and went 2 of 4 on break points.

Tallon Griekspoor, ranked No. 60, beat Jiri Lehecka, the world No. 20, 4-6 6-4 6-3. It was the one quarter-final to go to a deciding set. Lehecka hit 11 aces to Griekspoor’s 7 and had 7 break-point chances. Griekspoor took 3 of his 4.

Francisco Cerundolo, ranked No. 21, beat Clement Chidekh 6-2 6-4. Cerundolo won 93 % of his first-serve points and hit 8 aces. Chidekh, ranked No. 152, reached the quarter-final and finished with 7 winners.

Four matches gave 3 straight-set results and 1 that went the distance. In the semi-finals, Cerundolo plays Griekspoor at 16:00 CEST, then Fils plays Struff at 18:30 CEST.

Data as of 06:30 CEST · API-Tennis

Key numbers

6AcesFils 6 · Michelsen 2
3/4Break points wonFils 3/4 · Michelsen 2/4
74%First-serve percentageFils 74% · Michelsen 72%

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