Berdych loses to Becker in Thailand Open seme-final

Third seeded Tomas Berdych was beaten by unseeded German Benjamin Becker 3:6 6:4 6:4 in the Thailand Open men's singles semi-final in Bangkok on Saturday. Berdych took two bouts of on-court treatment over the course of the last three games, for his back and his left knee. Berdych, who played Davis Cup last weekend, said he felt the accumulation of matches. Becker is to face Russian Dmitry Tursunov in Sunday's final.