Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland secured another career milestone on Friday after posting his 300th career match win. The Swiss number two defeated Aljaz Bedene 6-2, 6-1 in 66 minutes to reach the Chennai Open 2014 semifinals.
“Someone told me before I came to Chennai that I could achieve the milestone this week,” Wawrinka said. “It is special, after a long time on the tour, and I am really happy. I was focused on the match, which was not easy.”
The world number eight became the fourth player from Switzerland to post 300 or more career wins after Roger Federer (923 and counting); Marc Rosset (433) and Jakob Hlasek (432).
Up next for Wawrinka will be Marcel Granollers who eliminated Benoit Paire 6-2, 3-6, 7-6.
The other semifinal match will feature fifth-seed Vasek Pospisil and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Pospisil eliminated wildcard Yuki Bhambri 6-3, 6-3 while Roger-Vasselin ended the run of Dudi Sela of Israel 7-5, 6-7, 6-0.
