Watch highlights from a busy day in Stockholm, as top seed Tomas Berdych advances.
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Revisit the quarter-final action from Vienna.
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Gael Monfils takes on top seed David Ferrer in the semi-finals.
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David Ferrer gets ready to take on Gael Monfils.
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Steve Johnson talks about his win over No. 2 seed Kevin Anderson.
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ATPWorldTour.com pays tribute to Jarkko Nieminen, who hangs up his racquet after 16 years.
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Watch Hot Shot as Gael Monfils goes between the legs. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com
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Acrobatic Frenchman makes Hot Shot
Gael Monfils shows off his flair on Thursday during his second-round match against Paolo Lorenzi.
The Frenchman hits a between-the-legs shot off a deep lob from Lorenzi, but is it enough to turn defence into offence and win the point? Watch and find out.
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Marin Cilic remained on course to retain the Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow title on Thursday by recording his 30th match win of the year with a 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3 victory over Denis Istomin in two hours and three minutes. It was his sixth win in seven meetings over Istomin, who captured his first ATP World Tour title at Nottingham (d. Querrey) in June. Cilic is attempting to reach his first ATP World Tour final in 12 months.
No. 4 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber battled past Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-4 to earn a spot in the quarter-finals. The 22-year-old Russian took out three compatriots to qualify for the main draw, then defeated former champion Mikhail Youzhny in the first round.
The World No. 207 had Kohlschreiber on the ropes in the opening set, but saw the German break back at love at 6-5 and sneak away with the tie-break. The fourth seed would serve out the win on his third match point after two hours and 22 minutes.
Kohlschreiber will now face Robin Haase, against whom he is 0-1 (2012 Kitzbuehel).
Earlier in the day, Lucas Pouille defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-1, 7-6(5) and wild card Evgeny Donskoy hit 10 aces in a 6-4, 7-5 win over Ricardas Berankis.
David Ferrer talks about his run in Vienna so far.
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Second seed Richard Gasquet will meet French compatriot and sixth seed Jeremy Chardy for a place in the If Stockholm Open semi-finals on Friday.
Gasquet was leading 6-1, 2-0 when Steve Darcis retired due to a left ankle injury after 32 minutes of play. Chardy lost six of his first service points in a 6-3, 7-6(2) win over Federico Delbonis.
“It was not the way I wanted to win, Steve is a friend,” said Gasquet. “It’s a tough week, with lots of very good players, but I will try my best.”
Defending champion and top seed Tomas Berdych downed young gun Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 in 87 minutes to advance to the quarter-finals. The Czech took the first set without facing a break point and went 4-for-8 on break chances against the 18-year-old German. Last week, Berdych and Rafael Nadal became the latest players to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Just two singles spots remain at the season-ending event, to be held 15-22 November at The O2 in London.
“I’m happy with the way I handled the match, and it’s always helpful to win in straight sets,” said Berdych. “There were some ups and downs, but it went well in the end. The conditions were pleasant. I was able to use my experience well to get past a guy with a great future in front of him, and I wish him well.”
Next up for Berdych is fifth seed Grigor Dimitrov, who took out Nicolas Almagro 6-2, 6-4.
Butorac/Lipsky Hold Their Nerve
Third seeds Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky held their nerve to beat Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner 7-6(4), 7-5, while Mate Pavic and Michael Venus overcame fourth seeds Jonathan Marray and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 6-4, 7-6(4).