Pouille in second final in a row

Close to the titles being decided and finalists are ready to perform in Dubai and Acapulco.

Semi finalists have been determined in São Paulo.

Dubai:

Semi final results:

Roberto Bautista Agut (3) defeated wildcard Malek Jaziri 6-3 6-4

Lucas Pouille (2) defeated Filip Krajinovic (7) in a match lasting 140 minutes.

In set one Pouille was dominant on serve despite his first serve percentage being poor (42%).

He won all but one point when he did find the mark with his initial delivery and 64% of points on his second try.

He didn’t face a break point and converted one of the five chances presented to him.

6-3 and a positive start to the second seed.

The next two sets were decided with tie breaks.

Set two stats were almost identical, even down to total points won, 42 apiece. Krajinovic won the breaker seven points to four and levelled the match.

Set three, and again it was impossible to separate the two, no break points created ahead of the tie break.

This time Pouille took the chocolates seven points to five, and the match 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(5)

Pouille will play Bautista Agut in the final - Pouille’s second final in succession after finishing runner up in Marseille last week.

A title win for the Frenchman will rocket him into the top ten - a loss will still leave him at a career high of 12.

A win for Bautista Agut will move him back in the top twenty.

Acapulco:

Women’s semi final results:

Stefanie Voegele defeated qualifier Rebecca Peterson 6-4 7-6(5)

Lesia Tsurenko (7) defeated wildcard Dasha Gavrilova (3) 6-2 6-4

Tsurenko is one step away from a title defence 

If Voegele denies her, then the Swiss player will move from 183 to just outside the top 100 in the rankings (she was once as high as 42 in November 2013)

Men’s semi final results:

Kevin Anderson (5) defeated Jared Donaldson 6-3 4-6 6-3

Juan Martin del Potro (6) defeated Sascha Zverev (2) 6-4 6-2

The final will feature the numbers eight and nine ranked players in the world.

A great hit out ahead of Indian Wells next week.

São Paulo:

Quarter final results:

Nicolas Jarry defeated Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3)

He will play Horacio Zeballos in the semis

Horacio Zeballos defeated Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4

Pablo Cuevas (3) defeated Leonardo Mayer (5) 6-2 6-7(13) 7-6(5)

He will play Fabio Fognini in the semis 

Fabio Fognini (2) defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 6-2