Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "Halle" – Page 5

Jun 23, 2017

Gasquet Fit, Healthy And In Halle Semis 2017

Richard Gasquet is happy with his form and fitness going into the Halle semi-finals. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.

Jun 23, 2017

Federer Dethrones Defending Halle Champion Mayer

Roger Federer had already scored three wins in Halle over Florian Mayer (2005, 2012, 2015) prior to their quarter-final on Friday. And in another Gerry Weber Open battle between the eight-time champion Federer and defending champion Mayer, it was the top seed who came out on top once again with a 6-3, 6-4 win. “It was important to be aggressive off the baseline and make him feel my variation and the power I can bring to the court,” Federer said. “And then having good footwork, to see the short ball, the floater, where I can come in and knock it off with a volley. I think I did it very well. I had lots of chances to even go up...

Jun 23, 2017

Haase Invents New Hot Shot Halle 2017

Even Richard Gasquet has to smile as Robin Haase ends an entertaining rally with an improvised flicked winner. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.

Jun 23, 2017

Melo/Kubot Remain Unbeaten On Grass

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo continued their outstanding start to the grass-court season on Friday at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, coming out on top in a marathon 6-7(2), 7-6(6), 10-3 semi-final match over Fabrice Martin and Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Kubot/Melo missed two set points at 6-5 in the opening set, then twice served to stay in the match at 4-5 and 5-6 in the second set. But after prevailing in a tight tie-break, they stormed through the Match Tie-break to advance in one hour and 45 minutes. The Polish-Brazilian duo have won three ATP World Tour titles this year. They’ve prevailed at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Miami (d. Monroe/Sock) and Madrid (d. Mahut/Vasselin), and last week’s...

Jun 23, 2017

Khachanov Wins NextGenATP Battle To Reach Halle SF

In an all #NextGenATP quarter-final clash at the Gerry Weber Open, Karen Khachanov came out on top on Friday as he edged good friend Andrey Rublev 7-6(8), 4-6, 6-3 in two hours and 16 minutes. The 21-year-old Khachanov is currently third in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, looking to qualify for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan at the end of the year. The right-hander, who won his first ATP World Tour title in Chengdu in October 2016 (d. Ramos-Vinolas), is through to his first semi-final of the season, his first at the ATP 500 level, and will face Roger Federer. Coming into this ATP World Tour 500 tournament on the back of a breakthrough run to...