Pouille to face Feliciano Lopez in Stuttgart Open final
Posted June 17, 2017 7:00 am
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Lucas Pouille will play Feliciano Lopez in the final of the Stuttgart Open.
Pouille, the No. 4 seed, defeated fellow French player Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 7-5, and Lopez prevailed 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 7-5 over the sixth-seeded Mischa Zverev of Germany in the other semifinal on Saturday.
Lopez, who upset the third-seeded Tomas Berdych on Friday, will play his first final of the season as he bids for his sixth career title.
Pouille, who was given a wild card to play at the grass-court tournament, will be going for his second title of the season and his third overall.
France's Lucas Pouille returns the ball during his semi final match against France's Benoit Paire at the ATP tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday, June 17, 2017. (Daniel Maurer/dpa via AP)
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Spain's Feliciano Lopez celebrates during his semi final match against Mischa Zverev at the ATP tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday, June 17, 2017. (Daniel Maurer/dpa via AP)
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Spain's Feliciano Lopez celebrates during his semi final match against Mischa Zverev at the ATP tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday, June 17, 2017. (Daniel Maurer/dpa via AP)
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