Watch highlights of Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev advancing to the Gerry Weber Open final on Saturday. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
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...
Watch Thursday highlights at the Gerry Weber Open, featuring Roger Federer, Florian Mayer and Andrey Rublev. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Bongarts/Getty Images
Roger Federer analyses his win over Florian Mayer in the Halle quarter-finals and looks ahead to facing NextGenATP Karen Khachanov for a place in the final. Watch live matches at tennistv.com/
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...