Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime won another tough battle on Friday, beating Russian Karen Kachanov in two sets of 7-6 (5) and 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the 's-Hertogenbosch tennis tournament. Netherlands.

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The second seed in the competition took 1 hour 40 minutes to reach the semi-finals of her first grass event of the season. In the next round, he will do battle with a favorite of the crowd, the Dutchman Tim Van Rijthoven, 205th racket in the world having received an invitation from the organizers to access the main draw.

Seeking his second ATP Tour title, Auger-Aliassime outscored Kachanov 8-1 in aces. He made two breaks against only one for the loser.

Thursday, “FAA” had worked hard against another local player, Tallon Griekspoor, whom he had defeated in two sets of 7-6 (2) and 7-6 (5).