Brazilians Marcos Daniel and Thomaz Bellucci booked spots into the Swiss Open semifinals today. Daniels took out Frenchman Florent Serra 6-4 7-6(1). He is become the Francoslayer of the tournament by taking out three-consecutive Frenchmen – Mathieu, Benneteau and now Serra.
Bellucci, on the other hand, was lucky today when Nicolas Kiefer had to retire due to a left ankle injury. The German was up a set at 6-3 but had to withdraw from the match after the first game in the second set.
Poor Kiefer has struggled to consistently stay healthy enough to keep his game on track. This is his second retirement of the year – not including the Hopman Cup. The lack of play has caused the 32 year old’s ranking to drop to 128. He played so well in Stuttgart a couple of weeks ago and was playing well this week. Let's hope for a speedy recovery for the German.
For tomorrow, Daniel will draw third-seed Igor Andreev while Bellucci will play Andreas Beck. None of these players have played one another in ATP competition. Tomorrow should be interesting.
(Images: AP)
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