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With his win over Florian Mayer in Stuttgart, Roger Federer passed Ivan Lendl for second-most wins in the Open era by reaching 1,072 wins. Jimmy Connors still has a considerable lead with 1,256. Federer's match wins will remain at that for now since Dominic Thiem beat him for the second time this year, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 on Saturday.
Also in Stuttgart, Juan Martin del Potro continued his resurgence by taking out Gilles Simon, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-0 to reach the semifinals. It’s the Argentine’s first grass event since reaching the semifinals of Wimbledon back in 2013.
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Returning from a back injury that forced her out for more than two months, Belinda Bencic reached the ’s-Hertogenbosch semifinals. She faced the tough ask of playing one of her closest friends on tour, Kristina Mladenovic for a spot in the final, but ultimately fell 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
