Monfils squeezes past Kohlschreiber

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:05

The 22-year-old has reached three semi-finals this year, including his impressive run at the French Open, but had failed to reach a title game.

Frenchman Monfils took the first set with a single break of serve, only to see Kohlschreiber do the same in the second set.

Monfils then failed to serve out the match while leading 6-5 in the deciding set, but rallied to take the subsequent tie-break 7-2.

He will now face another German in the final.

Phillip Petzschner booked his first final appearance Saturday with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Spain’s Feliciano Lopez.

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By Tim Farthing

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