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Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor made Dutch tennis history on Thursday at the Tata Open Maharashtra as both men progressed to the semi-finals in Pune. They became the first Dutch duo to reach the semi-finals of the same ATP Tour event since Dennis Van Scheppingen and Martin Verkerk at Amersfoort in 2004.
"It's been a long time," van de Zandschulp said of the achievement. "I cannot remember how long it's been, but it's pretty nice for the country."
While the second seed earned his semi-final place with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Maximilian Marterer, Griekspoor was the beneficiary of a withdrawal from top seed Marin Cilic, who pulled out with a knee problem.
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Van de Zandschulp has yet to drop a set in his Pune debut, having beaten Flavio Cobolli 7-5, 6-4 in his first match. After facing six break points in that contest, the World No. 35 did not face any against Marterer as he won 85 per cent of his first-serve points.
"I served well. It's always helping when you serve well and you get a lot of free points," he assessed, later adding that he enjoyed the slower, flatter evening conditions compared to his daytime Wednesday match. " really consistent, more consistent that the last match, so I'm happy with that."
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