Philipp Kohlschreiber did well in Open de Moselle in France. (Sorry if the picture is not related to his win, that photo was taken from ATP TENNIS BLOG during the US Open Series)
Kohli received a bye during the first round but it took him three sets to defeat Bjorn Phau of Germany in the second round (4-6, 6-3, 6-2). An easy win in the quarterfinals against Russian's Evgeny Korolev but Kohli struggled in the last four against Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRANCE), facing a tiebreaker in the first and need to advanced two consecutive games to sealed a win in the second. He won the second set during the finals with Gael Monfils (6-3) but couldn't make a repeat in the deciding.
But that's fine. Kohli was the runner up and probably earned the title as the next German to watch out.
As you remember, this 5′10″/ 70 kg star turned pro in 2001 and currently the 22th in the world as of the writing of this content. He never made on the last eight of a Grand Slam but already defeated a number of big names. During the third round of Australian Open 2008, he ousted Andy Roddick in five sets (6–4, 3–6, 7–6, 6–7, 8–6) producing 32 aces and 104 winners under his watch.
Personally, Kohli became a household name when he knocked out Sam Querrey and Novak Djokovic in straights sets at different grand slam surfaces, both in 2009 (AO Hard and RG Clay, respectively). Even the hard-hitter Fernando Verdasco (6-4, 6-2, 1-6, 2-6, 8-6) was left in frustration during the quarterfinals of Davis Cup (Spain VS Germany).
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