HALLE, Germany (AP) — Balik na ang tigas ni Roger Federer at sasabak sa semifinals ng Gerry Weber Open sa ika-13 pagkakataon matapos gapiin ang defending champion na si Florian Mayer, 6-3, 6-4.
Naitala ni Federer, eight-time champion sa Halle, ang 11 aces tungo sa panalo.
“I thought I was very calm out there, even in difficult moments,” sambit ni Federer, nagbalik aksiyon sa Stuttgart mula sa dalawang buwang pahinga. “I was calm serving out the first and second sets. Those are always signs for me that things are slowly starting to fall into place nicely.”
Mapapalaban si Federer, nasibak sa unang round sa Stuttgart ni German veteran Tommy Haas, kontra Karen Khachanov, nagwagi kay Andrey Rublev 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-3.
Masusubok naman si fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev kontra Richard Gasquet sa hiwalay na semifinal match. Giniba ni Zverev si Roberto Bautista Agut 6-7 (6), 7-6 (1), 6-1, habang namayani si Gasquet kay Robin Haase 6-1, 3-6, 6-1.
