The second -placed Greek track, which survived five match points in the second round against the Italian qualifier Andrea Pellegrino, was again not easy in Bastad. The global number 29 hit fewer winners in the first set and made more unnecessary mistakes than De Jong.
He forced the first break, but immediately saw De Jong hit back. With a second break, Griekspoor still took the set.
Also in the second set De Jong quickly came back from a break behind. In the tiebreak he was then the strongest. Griekspoor was unable to cash in two breakpoints in the second game of the decisive set, where he returned his service on 3-3. De Jong then won the win with a second break at 5-3.