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Despite his best attempts, Julien Benneteau can't quite reach this backhand lob from Grigor Dimitrov at The Queen's club. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images

Top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo stayed unbeaten on the grass on Wednesday in Halle, moving into the Gerry Weber Open quarter-finals with a 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 victory against Japan's Kei Nishikori and Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. Kubot/Melo, champions at the Ricoh Open in s'-Hertogenbosch on Sunday, won 83 per cent of their first-serve points to advance in 83 minutes. They will next play Spaniards Roberto Bautista Agut and David Ferrer.  Watch Live On TennisTV  Watch Full Match Replays Third seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau dismissed home favourites Dustin Brown and Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(3), 6-4. Germans Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev became the first doubles team to reach the semi-finals when Brian Baker and Alexander Peya retired down 2-3...

Watch hot shot from the Aegon Ilkley Trophy, where John-Patrick Smith struck a smash at the net from an improbable position.

Alexander Zverev continued his solid start to the grass season on Wednesday at the Gerry Weber Open, downing fellow German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals. "I'm very satisfied because Philipp is someone who can play very well on grass. He mixes it up well with his slice and serve, so he's always a difficult opponent on this surface," said Zverev. "I'm glad I could win in two sets and have the feeling I played well." The 20 year old Zverev picks up his first FedEx ATP Head2Head win over Kohlschreiber in three attempts, avenging losses from 2015 in Munich and the US Open. He didn’t face a break point in the match, firing 10 aces and landing...

Sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov edged past French veteran Julien Benneteau 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to keep his Aegon Championships campaign on track. The 2014 titlist hit 15 aces and saved five of six break points to move into the quarter-finals. “I'm just focusing on my things and what I have to do. The outcome was great. I'm just happy that I won the match and I think even happier that I didn't play my best and I won,” Dimitrov said. “I think with each match, the level gets higher and higher.” Dimitrov will next meet either #NextGenATP Russian Daniil Medvedev or #NextGenATP Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis, who knocked out third seed and 2016 finalist Milos Raonic on Tuesday. Read More:...