Tomas Berdych is closing in on the Gerry Weber Open title, and will face Philipp Petzschner on Saturday in the semi-finals

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Tomas Berdych is searching for his first ATP title of the season, and now stands only two wins away from winning ATP Halle. The world No. 7 appears to be getting to grips with the adjustment to grass court tennis, and showed signs of his Wimbledon runner-up form in his 7-6(3), 6-1 victory over fifth seed Viktor Troicki on Friday.

Berdych’s next challenge will be a semi-final clash against the unseeded Philipp Petzschner. Petzschner is thriving here in front of a supportive crowd, and is clearly more of a threat than his ranking of 71st in the world suggests. The German upset the odds on Friday to get past Milos Raonic (6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3), and shouldn’t be written off here.

Berdych lost to Petzschner the last time the pairing met in Germany, though he got back at him with a straight sets victory in Dubai this season. Overall, Berdych has a 3-1 head to head record against Petzschner, and is widely considered to be the favourite. That said, Petzschner is playing with real confidence here, and Saturday’s match could be a close one.