Tomas Berdych advances at Gerry Weber Open

Tomas Berdych dropped just five games on his way to defeating Viktor Troicki at the Gerry Weber Open this afternoon.

The Czech Republic number one asserted his domination on the contest early on when he claimed a break of Troicki's serve.

He then made the most of that advantage by holding on to his remaining service games as he wrapped up a 6-3 success.

The world number seven produced an even stronger showing in the second set. He twice claimed the Troicki serve to win the match in just over one hour 6-3 6-2.