Bedene knocked out of Hamburg Open

British number two Aljaz Bedene was knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Open after a 6-4 7-5 defeat by Fabio Fognini.

The Italian suffered problems with his serve, failing to hit a single ace and double-faulted five times.

However, he did manage to save two out of the three break points he faced against the 26-year-old.

Former world number one Rafael Nadal
eased into the last-four with a 6-3 6-2 triumph over Pablo Cuevas.