The last time Roger Federer and Mischa Zverev played at the Gerry Weber Open in 2013, the Swiss star scored a double bagel victory in the quarter-finals. Their second-round match in Halle on Thursday was far more competitive, but top seed Federer came out on top once again with a 7-6(4), 6-4 win. Federer improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head record against Zverev to 4-0, including a win this year in the Australian Open quarter-finals. He has yet to drop a set against the German. The Swiss star improves to 56-6 in Halle and 15-0 in second-round matches at this event. Awaiting Federer in the quarter-finals is another German in defending champion Florian Mayer, who defeated sixth seed Lucas Pouille earlier...
Defending Gerry Weber Open champion Florian Mayer continued his top form in Halle on Thursday, rallying from a set down to to reach the quarter-finals over sixth seed Lucas Pouille 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3. Mayer squandered a 5-3 lead in the opening set, but secured the lone break in each of the remaining two sets to advance in one hour and 47 minutes. He is now through to an impressive seventh quarter-final in Halle. He arrived at this event last year at No. 192 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, but shocked the home crowd by defeating Dominic Thiem in the semi-finals and Alexander Zverev in the final. Next up for Mayer is top seed and eight-time Halle champion Roger Federer or...
Marin Cilic was solid on serve at the Aegon Championships on Thursday when he booked his spot in the quarter-finals for the sixth time in 11 visits to The Queen’s Club. World No. 7 Cilic, the highest-ranked player left in the ATP World Tour 500 tournament draw, swept past #NextGenATP American qualifier Stefan Kozlov 6-0, 6-4 in 65 minutes. "I don't feel any extra pressure or any more confidence," said Cilic. "I'm just focused on my own things, my part of the court, trying to do that well. I've been playing well really since the clay season started... But, I still have to work to improve some areas of my game and maybe get better day after day." The 2012...
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:...
