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Ivo Karlovic shared the previous record of 44 aces with Australian Mark Philippoussis

Croatia's Ivo Karlovic broke the record for most aces served in a three-set ATP Tour match in his victory over Czech Tomas Berdych at the Gerry Weber Open.

The world number 27, who is 6ft 10ins, fired 45 aces in a 7-5 6-7 (8-10) 6-3 win over the third seed in Halle.

He will play seven-time champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals after the Swiss beat Florian Mayer 6-0 7-6 (7-1).

French fourth seed Gael Monfils retired injured from his quarter-final and is now a doubt for Wimbledon.

Monfils crashed into a side wall when trailing 6-1 1-0 to Italy's Andreas Seppi and has been diagnosed with an adductor strain.

Seppi will face Japanese second seed Kei Nishikori, who overcame Poland's Jerzy Janowicz 6-4 5-7 6-3.

The 36-year-old Karlovic, who shared the previous record of 44 aces with Australian Mark Philippoussis, said: "I always like when I'm best at something, so if it's aces I'm happy about it," he said.