Van Rijthoven, who at No. 205 is the lowest-ranked tour-level titlist of the season, completed a dream week in 's-Hertogenbosch on Sunday, racing to a 6-4, 6-1 win over Medvedev to clinch a maiden ATP Tour title.
A red-hot Marin Cilic of Croatia powered into the French Open quarterfinal with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Medvedev on Court Phillippe Chatrier, leaving the Russian's hopes of becoming world No. 1 at the end of the clay-court major in tatters.
The 26-year-old, who eliminated Facundo Bagnis in the first round, was resilient against Djere throughout their two-hour, 36-minute clash on Court Philippe Chatrier.
The best of players from all across the globe come to take part in the Italian Open played at the outdoor clay courts of Foro Italico. However, the report said that Italian authorities "are reportedly weighing up whether a ban should be imposed on Russian players" at the tournament.
"I feel like I'm trying to play a little bit less... just playing the biggest tournaments, or the ones that will get me back into shape so I'm really happy that I managed to get 50 (wins). It means that I was doing pretty good in a lot of them,"
