Roger Federer advances to semifinals at Gerry Weber Open
Posted June 17, 2016 7:00 am
HALLE, Germany (AP) - Roger Federer closed in on a ninth title at the Gerry Weber Open, beating David Goffin 6-1, 7-6 (10) Friday in the quarterfinals.
The top-seeded Federer didn't drop a point off his first serve in the first set, and saved five set points in the second-set tiebreaker.
Federer will play Alexander Zverev in the semifinals. The German beat Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 7-6 (9), 6-3.
Third-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria will play Florian Meyer of Germany in the other semifinal. Thiem advanced on a walkover against eighth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber, who withdrew before the match with a hip injury.
Mayer beat Andreas Seppi of Italy 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Roger Federer from Switzerland returns the ball to David Goffin from Belgium during their quarterfinal match at the Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, Germany, Friday June 17, 2016. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP)
The Associated Press
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