HALLE, Germany (AP) " Roger Federer closed in on a ninth title at the Gerry Weber Open, beating David Goffin 6-1, 7-6 (10) Friday in the quarterfinals. Federer will play Alexander Zverev in the semifinals. The top-seeded Federer didn't drop a point off his first serve in the first set, and saved five set points in the second-set tiebreaker. Thiem advanced on a walkover against eighth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber, who withdrew before the match with a hip injury. Third-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria will play Florian Meyer of Germany in the other semifinal.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 17, 2016 14:14 UTC