Ivo Karlovic served an ATP-record 45 aces in beating third-seeded Tomas Berdych, while Roger Federer, Kei Nishikori and Andreas Seppi also advanced to the semifinals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.
Karlovic defeated Berdych, 7-5, 6-7 (8), 6-3, finishing it off with an ace on match point to eclipse the previous record of 44 for a best-of-three-sets match, which he shared with Mark Philippoussis. The men’s record in any singles is 113 aces, by John Isner in his marathon Wimbledon win in 2010 over Nicolas Mahut, who hit 103.
u25a0 Top-seeded Andy Murray stayed on course for a fourth title at Queen’s Club by overcoming Gilles Müller, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4, to reach the semifinals in London.