Federer eases into quarters
Roger Federer of Switzerland serves the ball to Latvia' Ernests Gulbis during the ATP Gerry Weber Open round of sixteen tennis match in Halle, western Germany on June 17, 2015. Photo: AFP
Roger Federer kept his chances of an eighth title at Halle on track when he overpowered Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to breeze into the quarterfinals.
The 33-year-old, 17-time Grand Slam winner was pushed to three sets in the previous round by Philipp Kohlschreiber but had fewer problems with Gulbis.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. He will now meet Germany's Florian Mayer, who defeated American Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).
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