Federer breezes into semifinals
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June 15, 2013, Saturday
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ROGER Federer blew past Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-0 to reach the Gerry Weber Open semifinals yesterday in Halle, Germany, teaching a painful lesson to a fellow serve-and-volleyer.
Second-seeded Richard Gasquet also made the last four, beating eighth-seeded Florian Mayer 6-3, 7-6 (4) to stay on course for a third title this year.
The top-seeded Federer needed only 39 minutes to record the second "double bagel" of his career.
The first double bagel was over Gaston Gaudio at the Masters Cup in Shanghai in 2005.
"It's not something which is easy to do. You never go into a match aiming for that score," Federer said. "I was very surprised that it happened today, especially on grass.
"I think it is disappointing for a serve and volley player to go down like this. It shows also how easy it is to hit passing shots or returns today."
Federer will play either Tommy Haas or Gael Monfils in the semifinals.
In London, defending champion Marin Cilic upset second-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-5, 7-6 (4) to reach the Queen's Club semifinals yesterday.
On the women's tour, Andrea Petkovic upset top-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 6-3 in the inaugural Nurnberger Versicherungscup yesterday in Nuremberg, Germany.
Petkovic will play either Simona Halep or Lucie Safarova in today's final.
Second-seeded Richard Gasquet also made the last four, beating eighth-seeded Florian Mayer 6-3, 7-6 (4) to stay on course for a third title this year.
The top-seeded Federer needed only 39 minutes to record the second "double bagel" of his career.
The first double bagel was over Gaston Gaudio at the Masters Cup in Shanghai in 2005.
"It's not something which is easy to do. You never go into a match aiming for that score," Federer said. "I was very surprised that it happened today, especially on grass.
"I think it is disappointing for a serve and volley player to go down like this. It shows also how easy it is to hit passing shots or returns today."
Federer will play either Tommy Haas or Gael Monfils in the semifinals.
In London, defending champion Marin Cilic upset second-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-5, 7-6 (4) to reach the Queen's Club semifinals yesterday.
On the women's tour, Andrea Petkovic upset top-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 6-3 in the inaugural Nurnberger Versicherungscup yesterday in Nuremberg, Germany.
Petkovic will play either Simona Halep or Lucie Safarova in today's final.
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