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Halle Draw Released, Federer to Open with Yen-Hsun Lu

<![CDATA[The eight-time Gerry Weber Open champion will bid for his 16th grass-court title]]>

By Chris Oddo
06/17/2017

Top-seeded Roger Federer will look to find his footing on the grass at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle Germany next week. The 8-time champion has drawn Yen-Hsun Lu in his first round match and could face Mischa Zverev next.More: Tennis is Tough, but Life is a Beach Dominic Thiem, seeded second in Halle, will open with a qualifier and will face either David Ferrer or Robin Haase next.See the Full Gerry Weber Open Draw HereThe quarterfinals at Halle, if the seeds hold, would feature as follow:

Projected @GERRYWEBERWORLD QFs 🌱🎾🇨🇭Federer v Pouille🇫🇷
🇯🇵Nishikori v Ramos-Vinolas🇪🇸
🇪🇸Bautista Agut v Sascha Zverev🇩🇪
🇫🇷Monfils v Thiem🇦🇹
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 17, 2017

Federer, who fell to Alexander Zverev in the semifinals and had his fifteen-match streak at Halle last year, owns a 54-6 record at the event.No.3-seeded Kei Nishikori opens with Fernando Verdasco while No.4-seeded Zverev opens with Paolo Lorenzi. ]]>

Halle Draw Released, Federer to Open with Yen-Hsun Lu

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