Victor Hanescu also advanced when Dmitry Tursunov retired with a strained left thigh muscle trailing 6-4, 6-6 (3).

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Russia's Dmitry Tursunov also fell victim to home talent as Philipp Kohlschreiber knocked out the event's sixth seed 6-4 7-6 (8-6).

BBC: Haas ends Tsonga's Halle campaign

He will next face 31-year-old French qualifier Sebastien De Chaunac, who later upset No. 14 seed Dmitry Tursunov of Russia 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-5.

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