Sijsling eliminates Kohlschreiber at Moselle Open

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Igor Sijsling beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 7-5 to reach Moselle Open quarterfinals.

23 September,2011 01:58 am

Dutch qualifier Igor Sijsling upset seventh-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the Moselle Open.Sijsling hit 10 aces on his way to victory and broke Kohlschreiber once in each set. He will now meet fourth-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia.Xavier Malisse of Belgium and Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nicolas Mahut also advanced to the last eight.Mahut outlasted 2003 champion Arnaud Clement 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in an all-French encounter to next face the top-seeded Tsonga, who beat French qualifier Mathieu Rodrigues 6-3, 6-4.The sixth-seeded Malisse defeated Igor Kunitsyn of Russia 6-4, 6-2. Malisse will next play third-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine.