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HALLE (Germany), June 10: World number one Roger Federer breezed through to the Halle Open semifinals with a 6-3 6-4 win over Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber on Friday.
He was joined in the last four by Russian second seed Marat Safin, who beat Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-4 7-6, and German Tommy Haas who defeated Spain’s Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2 7-5.
Results singles (quarterfinals):
Guillermo Canas (Argentina) bt Rainer Schuettler (Germany) 6-4 6-4; Marat Safin (Russia) bt Olivier Rochus (Belgium) 6-4 7-6(4); Tommy Haas (Germany) bt Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 6-2 7-5; Roger Federer (Switzerland) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) 6-3 6-4
Roddick through
LONDON: Andy Roddick maintained his charge towards a hat trick of Stella Artois titles on Friday but British third seed Tim Henman slumped to a disappointing defeat in the quarterfinals of the pre-Wimbledon event.
Defending champion and second seed Roddick dispatched Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 6-4 7-6 while Henman, three times a runner-up at Queen’s, lost 6-4 6-4 to Sweden’s Thomas Johansson.
Results singles (quarterfinals):
Ivo Karlovic bt Lleyton Hewitt 7-6(4) 6-3; Thomas Johansson bt Tim Henman) 6-4 6-4; Radek Stepanek bt Richard Gasquet 3-6 6-1 6-2; Andy Roddick bt Sebastien Grosjean 6-4 7-6(5)
WTA results
BIRMINGHAM (England): Results from the fifth day of the 200,000-dollar WTA tournament here on Friday:
Quarterfinals: Maria Sharapova bt Eleni Daniilidou 7-5, 2-6, 6-1; Jelena Jankovic bt Mashona Washington 6-2, 6-4; Laura Granville bt Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3; Tatiana Golovin bt Anna Chakvetadze) 6-4, 7-6 (7/3).—Agencies
