Halle (Germany), June 24 (IANS) Top seed Swiss tennis player Roger Federer knocked out the current champion of Halle Open, German Florian Mayer, and advanced to the semi-final of the tournament.
Federer, an eight-time winner in Halle, took just over one hour to beat Mayer 6-3, 6-4 in the tournament played on grass on Friday, Efe news reported.
Federer will seek his ninth title in the final against Russian Karen Khachanov, who beat his compatriot Andrey Rublev 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-3.
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