Stuttgart, Germany (Sports Network) - Top seeds Janko Tipsarevic and
Juan Monaco moved into the semifinals at the Mercedes Cup tennis event.
The Serbian Tipsarevic came from behind to beat German favorite Bjorn Phau 6-7
(6-8), 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, while the Argentine Monaco handled Slovakian qualifier
Pavol Cervenak 6-1, 7-5 on the red clay at TC Weissenhof. Tipsarevic needed
almost three hours to stave off the speedy Phau. who piled up 10 double faults
in defeat.
Tipsarevic awaits the Thomaz Bellucci-Cedrik-Marcel Stebe winner, while
Monaco's semifinal opponent will be Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who
defeated German wild card Dustin Brown 6-0, 6-3 on Day 5.
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