Jeremy Chardy opened the draw for himself after sending the second-seed Fernando Verdasco packing in Memphis on Tuesday. Today, a stomach illness forced him to withdraw during his second-round match with Slovakian Lukasz Lacko.

Lacko will now head to a quarterfinal meeting with Philipp Petzschner. The German leads their head-to-head 1-0.






Thursday’s Results
Singles Second Round
1 Andy Roddick (USA) vs. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 7-6(2) 6-4
5 Tomas Berdych (CZE) def. Michael Russell (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-2
8 Sam Querrey (USA) def. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-4 6-0
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) def. Xavier Malisse (BEL) 6-4 6-4
Lukasz Lacko (SVK) def. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 7-6(4) 2-1 ret. (stomach illness)

Doubles Quarterfinals
2 M. Fish (USA)/M. Knowles (BAH) def. S. Huss (AUS)/J. Levinsky (CZE) 4-6 6-3 10-4
WC S. Lipsky (USA)/D. Martin (USA) def. E. Butorac (USA)/R. Ram (USA) 4-6 7-6(5) 10-7
R. Hutchins (GBR)/J. Kerr (AUS) def. M. Kohlmann (GER)/J. Nieminen (FIN) 6-2 6-4
J. Isner (USA)/S. Querrey (USA) def. L. Mayer (ARG)/D. Sela (ISR) 7-6(6) 6-4

Friday’s Order of Play

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Top-seed Marin Cilic looks to go two-for-two tomorrow in defending his titles this year. The Croat is having a banner year so far with a 14-1 record. The 21-year-old successfully defended his title in Chennai in January and will defend his title tomorrow in the Zagreb final. Cilic beat third-seed Jurgen Melzer in today’s first semifinal 7-6(5) 6-4.

The last player standing in his way is Michael Berrer. The German beat his compatriot, Philipp Petzschner 7-6(6) 7-5 in the second semifinal. Cilic and Berrer have never played before, but the German will have his work cut out for him tomorrow against the defending champion.

Saturday's Matches
Singles Semifinals
1 Marin Cilic (CRO) def. 3 Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 7-6(5) 6-4
Michael Berrer (GER) def. Philipp Petzschner (GER) 7-6(6) 7-5

Doubles Semifinals
J. Melzer (AUT)/P. Petzschner (GER) def. 3 M. Damm (CZE)/F. Polasek (SVK) 7-6(4) 6-4

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Marin Cilic defeated the always problematic Ivo “MC” Karlovic 7-6(6) 6-4. Karlovic rained down 24 aces on his compatriot, but the 21 year old was able to get the upper hand in the tiebreak and then obtain a break in the second set.

The world no. 10 will play Austrian Jurgen Melzer in the semifinal. Cilic leads their head-to-head 3-1, but Melzer won their last meeting in Vienna where he had the home field advantage. The tables will be turned on the Austrian tomorrow.

On the other side of the draw, German Michael Berrer upset fourth-seed Viktor Troicki in straight sets. He will advance to play Philipp Petzschner in an all-German semifinal. Petzschner rallied to beat Lukas Lacko, who just came off his upset of second-seed Ivan Ljubicic yesterday. Berrer and Petzschner have never played in ATP competition, but Petzschner does lead their head-to-head 2-1 on the challenger circuit.

Friday’s Results
Singles Quarterfinals
1 Marin Cilic (CRO) def. 7 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 7-6(6) 6-4
3 Jurgen Melzer (AUT) vs Ilya Marchenko (UKR)
Michael Berrer (GER) def. 4 Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-4 6-3
Philipp Petzschner (GER) def. Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-7(1) 6-2 6-2

Doubles Semifinals
A. Clement (FRA)/O. Rochus (BEL) def. B. Becker (GER)/R. Schuettler (GER) 6-3 1-6 10-3

Saturday's Matches
Singles Semifinals
1 Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. 3 Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
Michael Berrer (GER) vs. Philipp Petzschner (GER)

Doubles Semifinals
3 M. Damm (CZE)/F. Polasek (SVK) vs. J. Melzer (AUT)/P. Petzschner (GER)

Saturday’s Order of Play

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Rafael Nadal had an easy to time dismissing German Philipp Petzschner. He defeated Petzschner 6-3 6-2 after just 66 minutes of play.

Nadal will meet Juan Martin del Potro in today’s quarterfinals. The Spaniard is 4-1 over del Potro, but the Argentine won their last meeting in Miami this year. While Nadal is returning from injury leave, del Potro is currently on a roll with a title win in Washington D.C. last week and is continually improving his quality of play.

This match will be a good test for both players. We will see how close (or far) Nadal is away from his usual form and where del Potro's level is in comparison with the top three.

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German Philipp Petzschner rallied to take out ninth-seed Mardy Fish 1-6 6-4 6-1. He now moves on to play eighth-seed Tomas Berdych in the next round. The two players have never played in ATP competition.

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Roger Federer pulled out of the tournament because of exhaustion. This now leaves the draw wide open and gives the second-seed Novak Djokovic a nice opening for his first grass title.

All of the seeded players advanced today, except for Fernando Verdasco. German Philipp Petzschner sent the Spaniard packing by upsetting the third-seed 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 in front his hometown audience. He and three other Germans advanced today. In the second round, Petzschner will play Olivier Rochus, who double bageled Spaniard Fernando Vicente 6-0 6-0. The two have never met in ATP competition.

Singles First Round
2 Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 7-5 6-2
Philipp Petzschner (GER) def. 3 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 7-5 6-2
7 Jurgen Melzer (AUT) def. Arnaud Clement (FRA) 1-6 6-3 6-2
WC Mischa Zverev (GER) def. Q Joseph Sirianni (AUS) 6-2 6-4
Q Olivier Rochus (BEL) def. Q Fernando Vicente (ESP) 6-0 6-0
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) def. Bjorn Phau (GER) 6-4 6-2
Nicolas Kiefer (GER) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-2 6-1
Andreas Beck (GER) def. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-3 6-1

Doubles First Round
T. Berdych (CZE)/D. Vemic (SRB) def. 2 F. Cermak (CZE)/M. Mertinak (SVK) 6-1 6-2
M. Gicquel (FRA)/J. Tsonga (FRA) def. R. Wassen (NED)/I. Zelenay (SVK) 6-3 6-2
A. Clement (FRA)/R. Schuettler (GER) def. F. Santoro (FRA)/F. Serra (FRA) 6-3 6-2
WC T. Haas (GER)/M. Kohlmann (GER) def. J. Cerretani (USA)/V. Hanescu (ROU) 7-6(12) 6-4

Wednesday’s Order of Play

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