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6/12/10 9:03 PM | Kelli DeMario
Mardy Fish set up a championship meeting with fellow American Sam Querrey after knocking out 8th seed Feliciano Lopez on Saturday. Fish cruised through the semifinal in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
Unseeded Mardy Fish extended his series record to 3-2 over Feliciano Lopez Saturday afternoon, passing through their semifinal clash, 6-3, 6-4. The 28-year-old American struck 11 aces and held 10 of 10 service games, en route to a 62-minute victory. Fish, who did not face a break point during the match, is through to his first ATP World Tour final since Delray Beach in 2009.
Fish started the match quickly, losing just two points through three service games. The American secured a 4-2 lead on a well-executed backhand lob. Triple set-point came in short order for the World No. 90, who closed the set on an unreturned serve.
Fish continued to play well into the second, earning break point in the seventh game. A forehand miss from Lopez gave the American a critical 4-3 edge. Fish completed the match with little difficulty, cementing the win with his 11th ace of the day.
"I said all week this is one of my favorite tournaments to play well. I desperately wanted to play well here. To play well here certainly feels good," Fish explained. "He (Lopez) certainly has got a great serve. You can definitely go through a match without breaking him. I have sort of felt like I had a pretty good game plan against him the last three times we played. I was actually as clean as I can get probably out there today."
The American finished the encounter with 25 of 27 first-service points won.
Fish will face compatriot Sam Querrey in Sunday’s final. The 7th-seeded American rallied to defeat veteran Rainer Schuettler in the semifinal, 6-7(9), 7-5, 6-3.
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