By Tennis Now | Thursday, May 2, 2019

 

Philipp Kohlschreiber denied a set point squeezing out a 7-6 (6), 6-4, win over second-seeded Karen Khachanov at the BMW Open.

Photo credit: BMW Open by FWU

Seeds beware: Philipp Kohlschreiber remains a menace in Munich.

The three-time Munich champion thrilled home fans denying a set point in the tie breaker squeezing out a 7-6 (6), 6-4, win over second-seeded Karen Khachanov at the BMW Open.

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The world No. 41 rallied from a 0-3 deficit in the tie breaker, including saving set point at 5-6 to pull out the breaker. 

It is Kohlschreiber's third Top 15 win of the season.

The 35-year-old German toppled world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Indian Wells in March after surprising 13th-ranked Fabio Fognini en route to the Auckland semifinals in January.

The 2016 champion will face red-hot Matteo Berrettini for a spot in Saturday's semifinals.

Fresh off his run to the Budapest title, the 37th-ranked Berrettini extended his winning streak to seven matches with a 7-5, 6-3, win over American Denis Kudla.

Roberto Bautista Agut stopped German wild card Rudolf Molleker, 6-4, 6-2. The fourth-seeded Spaniard hit five aces and won 27 of 31 first-serve points moving into tomorrow's quarterfinals against left-hander Guido Pella. 

The seventh-seeded Argentine hit 11 aces and saved eight of 10 break points in a 6-1, 6-7 (7), 6-3 victory over  Taro Daniel.