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Tennis: Veteran Haas wins Munich at 10th attempt

Evergreen German Tommy Haas beat defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets on Sunday to win the Munich claycourt title for the first time at the 10th attempt, 13 years after his first appearance in the final. Haas needed just 82 minutes to seal his 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) win over compatriot Kohlschreiber and pick up the 14th title of his career to become the first 35-year-old to win an ATP tournament since 2008. Haas in enjoying an Indian summer and on Monday will be ranked 13th in the world, having reached a career-high of second back in 2002

Tennis: Ferrer ends Haas run to reach Miami Masters final

Third-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer reached the final of the Miami ATP Masters on Friday with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Germany's Tommy Haas. A determined Ferrer twice rallied from a break down in the third set to end the giant-killing run of 15th-seeded Haas, who stunned world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the fourth round. The Spaniard will play either second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain or France's Richard Gasquet in Sunday's final. Murray, who lifted the trophy in 2009, took a 4-3 career record over eighth-seeded Gasquet into their Friday night semi-final.

Veteran Haas ends Djokovic dominance in Miami

(Reuters) - Germany's Tommy Haas recorded the upset of the tournament when he stunned two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-4 in the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Tuesday. Haas, who turns 35 next week, needed just 80 minutes to end Djokovic's 14-match winning streak at the tournament and consign the world number one Serb to just his second loss of the season. "Playing against someone like Novak and coming out on top at this time of my career, it's unbelievable," Haas told reporters.

CORRECTED: Tennis: Germany's Haas stuns Djokovic at Miami tennis

World number one Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Miami Masters in the fourth round on Tuesday, losing in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 to German 15th seed Tommy Haas. Defending champ Djokovic lost for just the second time this season, never getting to grips with Haas, who kept the Serb off his game with a solid mixture of shots on a cool southern Florida evening. "There are days when you don't feel good on the court and this is one of those days," Djokovic said.

Tennis: Germany's Haas stuns Djokovic at Miami tennis

World number one Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Miami Masters in the fourth round on Tuesday, losing in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 to German 15th seed Tommy Haas. Defending champ Djokovic lost for just the second time this season, never getting to grips with Haas, who kept the Serb off his game with a solid mixture of shots on a cool southern Florida evening. "There are days when you don't feel good on the court and this is one of those days," Djokovic said.

Tennis: Germany's Haas stuns Djokovic at Miami tennis

World number one Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Miami Masters in the fourth round on Tuesday, losing in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 to German 15th seed Tommy Haas. Defending champ Djokovic lost for just the second time this season, never getting to grips with Haas, who kept the Serb off his game with a solid mixture of shots on a cool southern Florida evening. Haas, who turns 35 next week, advances to the quarter-finals where he will face Frenchman Gilles Simon who outlasted Djokovic's countryman Janko Tipsarevic 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.

Tennis: Canada's Raonic takes third San Jose title in a row

Big-serving Canadian top seed Milos Raonic captured his record-tying third consecutive ATP Tour SAP Open title on Sunday, defeating German fourth seed Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-3 in the final. Raonic, ranked 13th, joined Tony Trabert, the 1953-1955 champion, as the only players to win the event three times in a row. Raonic has won 24 sets in a row at San Jose, never dropping a set in any of his title runs.

Tennis: Top seed Raonic to face Haas in San Jose ATP final

Two-time defending champion Milos Raonic of Canada fired 12 aces in beating US third seed Sam Querrey 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the final of the $547,000 ATP Tour SAP Open. The big-serving top seed will try to become the first player since Tony Trabert in 1953-1955 to win the San Jose title three years in a row when he faces German fourth seed Tommy Haas in Sunday's indoor hardcourt final. Haas, ranked 22nd, defeated US second seed John Isner 6-3, 6-4 in the other semi-final.
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