It's not often that a 39 year old beats the World No. 5, but that's precisely what happened when former World No. 2 Tommy Haas upset Roger Federer 2-6, 7-6(8), 6-4 on Wednesday during the second round of the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. The win, Haas' fourth over the all-time great in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, also marks the German's second victory against Federer on grass in as many matches. Haas also beat Federer in the 2012 Gerry Weber Open final. [ALSO LIKE] Want to know more? Here are seven more things to know about the unexpected result, which Haas called, “obviously one of my career highlights.” 1. Haas is the third player to beat Federer twice on grass, joining Novak...
Former World No. 2 Tommy Haas successfully dialed back the years on Wednesday, saving a match point to shock Roger Federer 2-6, 7-6(8), 6-4 at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. The loss is only Federer's second of the season, and the Swiss star held match points during both of them. The 35 year old had three match points against World No. 116 Evgeny Donskoy during the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in February. “I thought it was a typical grass-court match today. Rallies weren’t very long and it was decided on a serve there or a return here. If you don’t take your chances like I didn’t, leading a set and a break, you really only...
Watch Hot Shot as Tommy Haas brilliantly responds to a drop shot from Roger Federer at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Watch as Tommy Haas scores his biggest win of the year against good friend Roger Federer at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images