Ferrer and Malisse advance to Hertogenbosch semis

No.1 seed David Ferrer needed only 42 minutes to book his place in the Unicef Open semis in Hertogenbosch, defeating Dutch wild card holder Igor Sijsling 6-0  6-1.

The Spaniard dropped a mere three points on his serve throughout the whole match, setting up a semifinal encounter against Frenchman Benoit Paire, who eliminated Japan’s Tatsuma Ito 6-3  7-5.

Also through is Belgian Xavier Malisse after overcoming Gilles Muller of Luxembourg in three sets 6-3  4-6  6-1.

In the last 4, Malisse will play German qualifier Philipp Petzschner, who ousted Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France 6-4  7-6 (6).

Tags Benoit Paire David Ferrer Edouard Roger Vasselin Gilles Muller Igor Sijsling Philipp Petzschner Tatsuma Ito Unicef Open Hertogenbosch xavier malisse