HALLE WESTFALEN, Germany: Eight-time champion Roger Federer reached the quarter-finals of the Halle grass court tournament for a 15th time on Thursday (Friday in Manila) with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 win over German serve-and-volleyer Mischa Zverev. Federer, the 18-time Grand Slam title winner who is building up for an assault on an eighth Wimbledon title next month, next faces 2016 Halle champion Florian Mayer for a place in the semifinals. The 134th-ranked German made the quarter-finals by seeing off French sixth seed Lucas Pouille 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-3. Federer now has a 4-0 record against Zverev including a win this year in the Australian Open quarterfinals. He started serving great, which put me under pressure as I wasn’t getting many looks,” Federer told www.atpworldtour.com.

Source: Manila Times June 23, 2017 10:41 UTC