Defending champion Haas into Halle last-eight

Defending champion Tommy Haas reached the quarter-finals of the Halle grasscourt tournament today beating Ernests Gulbis, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, after the Latvian had saved 16 of 16 break points.

World number 11 Haas will face France’s Gael Monfils for a place in the semi-finals.

Haas is one of four German players to make the last-eight after Philipp Kohlschreiber, Florian Mayer and Mischa Zverev.

He is making his 13th appearance at the pre-Wimbledon warm-up and took the title for the first time in 2012, beating Roger Federer in the final.