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Intro:Roger Federer and Tommy Haas sealed their places in the Gerry Weber Open final on Saturday (16th June), after straight-sets victories over Mikhail Youzhny and Philipp Kohlschreiber respectively.Script:Roger Federer will be chasing a sixth Halle Open title after setting up a final showdown against Tommy Haas on Saturday.The 16-times grand slam winner raced into his seventh Halle final with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Mikhail Youzhny.Federer wasted little time converting four of his eight break points to maintain a perfect record of 13 wins in 13 matches against the Russian.In the all-German semi-final from the other side of the draw Tommy Haas beat defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets 7-6, 7-5 to set up a tasty final showdown with the world number threeDespite beating recently crowned French Open winner Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals, Kohlschreiber failed to overcome Haas, a former world number two, who took his place in the tournament as a wildcard.
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Federer through to Halle Open final
Sunday, June 17 2012Category:Tennis