Melzer earns 300th career victory to reach semifinals at Zagreb Indoors; Haase also advances
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Fourth-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria earned the 300th tour win of his career Friday to set up a Zagreb Indoors semifinal against Robin Haase of the Netherlands.
Melzer defeated Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals, while Haase ousted Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.
Melzer jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first set and saved four of the five break points he faced in the second, winning the last three games to seal the victory.
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Haase served 11 aces and broke Petzschner seven times, while saving nine of the 12 break points.