Haas Moves Into Quarterfinals of German Tennis Championships
July 18, 2013 | By Erin Brown
Photo credit: Kenneth B. Goldberg
Tommy Haas, in his 11th appearance in Hamburg, advanced to the quarterfinals of the German Tennis Championships on Thursday by beating Carlos Berlocq 6-2, 6-4. Berlocq is coming off of a win at the SkiStar Swedish Open in Bastad, Sweden which was his first title win. Haas seems to have trouble when in the lead, and dropped his serve at 5-2 in the second set. On his fourth match point, he closed out a win with a forehand winner.
Haas was a Hamburg finalist last year, and was beaten by defending champ Juan Monaco. Monaco beat ninth-seeded Benoit Paire of France 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 to set up a match against Nicolas Almagro.
Haas will next face Fabio Fognini of Italy, who won his first title in Stuttgart last week.
Erin Brown
Intern
Erin Brown is an intern at Long Island and New York Tennis Magazine. She graduated from George Washington University with a degree in English, where she was also a member of the Club Tennis team. She may be reached by e-mail at erinb@litennismag.com.
