Berdych beats Paire in Stuttgart, ends 5-match losing streak
Posted June 14, 2018 7:00 am
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Tomas Berdych beat Benoit Paire 7-6 (3), 6-4 to end his five-match losing streak and reach the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart Open on Thursday.
The third-seeded Czech dropped just six first-serve points and saved the only break he faced.
Berdych next faces Milos Raonic, who beat Marton Fucsovics 6-2, 6-4. The seventh-seeded Canadian is going for his first title on grass.
Guido Pella of Argentina beat Indian qualifier Prajnesh Gunneswaran 7-6 (4), 6-3 to set up a quarterfinal against Roger Federer.
Also, fourth-seeded Nick Kyrgios returned from a right elbow injury to beat Maximilian Marterer 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 for a match against Feliciano Lopez. Lopez progressed past Gilles Simon 7-6 (6), 6-4.
Feliciano Lopez returns the ball to Gilles Simon during their match at the ATP Mercedes Cup tournament in Stuttgart, Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Aktion. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
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Nick Kyrgios reacts during the match against Maximilian Marterer at the ATP Mercedes Cup tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday, June 14, 2018. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
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Gilles Simon returns the ball to Feliciano Lopez during their match at the ATP Mercedes Cup tournament in Stuttgart, Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Aktion. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
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Nick Kyrgios returns the ball to Maximilian Marterer during their match at the ATP Mercedes Cup tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday, June 14, 2018. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
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