MUNICH -- Tomas Berdych rallied past Lleyton Hewitt 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) Friday to reach the semifinals of the BMW Open.
Berdych will play Jeremy Chardy, who upset second-seeded Marin Cilic 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to reach his third semifinal of the year. Cilic saved one match point with his ninth ace, but Chardy closed it out on the next point.
Mikhail Youzhny upset seventh-seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 and will play wild-card Daniel Brands in the other semifinal. Brand advanced to his first career semifinal when Potito Starace retired because of a thigh injury while trailing 6-4, 1-1.
Hewitt, a wild-card entry, is ranked 55th after taking time off for hip surgery. He won his 27th title in Houston last month.