VIENNA (AP) — Defending champion Jurgen Melzer reached the semifinals of the Bank Austria Trophy after Philipp Kohlschreiber pulled out with a strained groin shortly before their quarterfinal Friday.
The top-seeded Melzer, who was 0-3 in career matches against the German, next plays third-seeded Nicolas Almagro. The Spaniard defeated No. 8 Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
Andreas Haider-Maurer joined fellow Austrian Melzer in the semifinals after upsetting last year’s finalist and second-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-6 (1), 6-4.
