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6/11/09 10:56 PM | Ricky Dimon
Jurgen Melzer advances to the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open on Thursday. He is joiuned in the last eight by Olivier Rochus and Andreas Beck.
(Q) Olivier Rochus d. Philipp Petzschner 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
Petzschner could not sustain the momentum he had gained with a first-round upset of No. 3 seed Fernando Verdasco, falling to Rochus in three sets on Thursday. Rochus overcame a set deficit and advanced to the Halle quarterfinals after two hours and seven minutes. Petzschner's serve really disctated the outcome. The 58th-ranked German served at 60 percent in the first set and won it. But he put in just 43 percent of his first offerings in set two and a mere 36 percent during the final frame of play. That allowed a far more consistent Rochus to get back in the match and ultimately win it. The 5'6'' Belgian overcame 10 Petzschner aces while not firing a single ace of his own. Rochus will do battle with Benjamin Becker for a spot in the semifinals.
(7) Jurgen Melzer d. Nicolas Kiefer 6-1, retired
Melzer was making quick work of a hobbled Kiefer when the German retired following a 31-minute first set. The seventh-seeded Austrian broke in the first and third games of the match for a quick 3-0 lead and ended up taking the set 6-1. A hopless Kiefer won less than half of his first-serve points and only 20 percent of his second-serve points before retiring due to an abdominal strain. "It happened already in Roland Garros," Kiefer explained. "I came here early and treated it well. Some days, I was feeling good, some days worse. So I just tried to deal with it and it didn’t work out." Melzer will take on No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic in the Halle quarterfinals.
Andreas Beck d. (LL) Lukas Lacko 7-5, 7-6(5)
Heavily-favored against the 217th-ranked Lacko, Beck was in control the whole time despite prevailing by a seemingly competitive 7-5, 7-6(5) margin. The German won 17 more points than Lacko (83 to 66) and never faced a single break point. Beck could have finished off the second set in far easier fashion, but he squandered four break-point opportunities. As a result, the world No. 53 needed a tiebreaker to decide things, and he took it seven points to five. Beck lost only nine points on serve throughout the entire match, winning more than 85 percent with both his first and second deliveries. Next up for him is countryman Philipp Kohlschreiber.
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The Kiefer Train got derailed... T_T
-Arvis
Arvis , 6/12/09 4:48 PM