German duo advance at BMW Open

MUNICH (AP) — Nikolay Davydenko defeated last year's runner-up Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-5, 6-3 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the BMW Open.

Davydenko, who is seeded seventh, was runner-up in Munich on 2004. Cilic had won three of his four previous matches against the Russian, but has now lost the last two.

Davydenko will next play Radomir Stepanek of the Czech Republic, who beat 2007 Munich champion Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, 6-4, 6-0.

Philipp Petzschner of Germany edged Potito Starace of Italy 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6) to set up a semifinal against another German, fifth-seeded …