Nadal's Halle hopes ended by Kohlschreiber
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rafa Nadal's preparations for Wimbledon were cut short when he was knocked out of the Halle Open by defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber on Friday.
The German triumphed 6-3 6-4 just four days after Nadal won a record seventh French Open title at Roland Garros.
It was the first time Kohlschreiber had beaten the Spaniard after eight previous defeats, although this was their first meeting on grass.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The German will face the winner of Czech third seed Tomas Berdych's match against wildcard Tommy Haas in the semi-final, while number two seed Roger Federer plays Canada's Milos Raonic later on Friday.
(Writing by Toby Davis in London; editing by Pritha Sarkar)