Jarkko Nieminen and
Mario Ancic moved on to the semifinals of the Heineken Open with straight-set wins on Thursday.
In the first quarterfinal of the day, unseeded
Stanislas Wawrinka posted a 6-3, 6-4 win over German
Florian Mayer. He will now play fifth-seeded Mario Ancic, who stunned top seed and defending champion 6-0, 6-3.
In-form Finnish Jarkko Nieminen defeated 2004 Olympic Gold medalist
Nicolas Massu 6-3, 7-6(4) to reach the final four. The No. 7 seed advanced to the semifnals for the first time in this tournament after two first round losses in his previous two appearances (2002, 2004). (ATP)
