Federer eases into quarters

By Afp, Halle
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM
UPDATED 19 June 2015, 18:47 PM
Roger Federer kept his chances of an eighth title at Halle on track when he overpowered Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to breeze into the quarterfinals.

Roger Federer kept his chances of an eighth title at Halle on track when he overpowered Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to breeze into the quarterfinals.

The 33-year-old, 17-time Grand Slam winner was pushed to three sets in the previous round by Philipp Kohlschreiber but had fewer problems with Gulbis.

He will now meet Germany's Florian Mayer, who defeated American Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).