Daniil Medvedev stayed on course to win back-to-back tour titles and denied Jo-Wilfried Tsonga the same opportunity with a straight-sets win at the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.
Medvedev, who claimed the Sofia Open title last week, extended his winning streak to seven games with a 6-4 6-2 win over the Frenchman, who had also triumphed at the South of France Open.
The fifth-seeded Medvedev was in no mood to see his run come to an end, breaking Tsonga in the opening game of the match and retaining the advantage throughout.
Two more breaks in the second set secured victory for the Russian, who told atptour.com: “It feels a little strange as I don’t think I played that well, but I managed to work hard.”
In the last four Medvedev will face French veteran Gael Monfils – whom he also overcame at the same stage in Sofia.
Monfils needed just 69 minutes to dispose of Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur 6-1 6-2, breaking his opponent five times as he secured a comfortable victory.