HOUSTON(AP) Bjorn Phau beat Tommy Haas 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Friday to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships at River Oaks Country Club.
Phau came close to breaking Haas twice in the final set and finally got the lead in the seventh game when Haas double-faulted at break point. Phau won on the first match point when Haas hit a forehand into the net, ending the 1 hour, 56 minute match.
Wild card Lleyton Hewitt met Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain and Guillermo Canas of Argentina played Evgeny Korolev of Russia in later quarterfinal matchups.
Haas escaped two break points in the opening game of the third set. He eventually held with an ace on the final point. Haas also held in a 14-point third game, although he never faced a break point.
Earlier, Wayne Odesnik outlasted John Isner 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (5) in the day's first quarterfinal.
Odesnik won his third straight match of the tournament, equaling his total for the year. Odesnik also made the second semifinal of his career. He was a semifinalist here last year.