AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, July 16 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Marc Gicquel and defending champion Steve Darcis advanced Wednesday to the quarterfinals of the Dutch Open tennis tournament in the Netherlands.
Gicquel took out Thiemo De Bakker, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, in second-round play and moved into Friday's quarters. He will meet Teimuraz Gabashvili, who is coming off a strong 6-4, 6-0 upset of seventh-seeded Vassallo Arguello in his second-round match.