Davydenko, Stepanek reach semifinals Munich

MÜNCHEN (AP) — Nikolay Davydenko defeated the largest Marin Cilic 2010 7-5, 6-3 Friday to reach the semifinals of the BMW Open. Radomir Stepanek playing Davydenko in the Czech Republic, who will win the 2007 Munich champion Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-4, 6-0 Philipp Petzschner of Germany edged Italy's Potito Starace 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6) v Florian Mayer in the semi-finals. He defeated the Bulgarian teenager Gregori Dimitrov, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4. The 69th ranked Dimitrov turns 20 next month and is the only top 100 teen. It was her first quarterfinal appearance of the Tour, despite hitting eight ACEs., Bulgaria could match Mayer, which was his third in the semi-finals the year has been a steady increase in the second.Two German players were in Munich for the last time was in the semifinals in 1994, when Michael Stich and Bernd Karbacher reached the last four. Kohlschreiber was the last German winner.