Roger Federer Advances to Semifinals at Gerry Weber Open
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 26, 2016. Roger Federer advanced to his 12th Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday with an efficient 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4 victory over sixth seed Tomas Berdych. AP/Aaron Favila
TEMPO.CO, Halle, Germany - 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.