Smooth passage to quarter-finals for debutant Tomic in Rosmalen

Bernard Tomic (ATP-23) ignited his debut on the Rosmalen grass with a victory. The second seed was too tough for fellow debutant British Aljaz Bedene (ATP-58) and needed just over an hour to conclude the match with 6-4, 6-3.

Both players held serve in the opening set until Bedene at 5-4 down, had to serve to stay in the set. The Brit tackled the first set point with an ace, but on the second set point sent his backhand over the baseline.

At 3-2 in the second set, three continuous breaks came out of the blue. Tomic took advantage in this break battle after Bedene mishit a forehand. The Australian finished the match with a beautiful drop shot.

Tomic has to deal with title defender Nicolas Mahut (ATP-49) to reach the semi-final. The number 8 seed defeated his French compatriot Paul-Henri Mathieu (ATP-60) in three sets 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Querrey
Sam Querrey (ATP-37) is another quarter-finalist at the Autotron. The American defeated Japan’s Tatsuma Ito (ATP-105) with 6-3, 6-4. Querrey did not have one single break chance against him in the 57 minute match.

The next opponent for the fifth seed will be a compatriot. Querry will meet either the 18-year-old wildcard player Stefan Kozlov (ATP-196) or fourth seed Steve Johnson (ATP-39).