HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Third-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria beat Potito Starace of Italy 6-4, 6-1 to reach the semifinals of the German Open.
Melzer will meet another Italian in the semifinals of the clay-court tournament, Andreas Seppi, who upset seventh-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 7-6 (0), 5-7, 7-5.
Melzer was a semifinalist at the French Open and is the highest seeded player left in the field. He was a semifinalist in Hamburg in 2004, while Seppi reached the last four in 2008.
