Geneva : Swiss top seed Stan Wawrinka has defeated Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) in the semi-finals of the Geneva Open and is now one win away from back-to-back titles at this clay-court event.
He will next take on 29-year-old German qualifier Mischa Zverev, who came to the net judiciously and used his potent two-handed backhand to edge second-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, reports Efe news agency.
Wawrinka easily controlled his service games against Kuznetsov in the opening set on Friday, which he won on the strength of one service break. In the second set, both returners had numerous chances against the opposing player’s serve but went a combined 0-for-9 on break-point opportunities.
The top seed then clinched the second set and the match in a tie-breaker. Referring to Zverev’s ability to serve and volley and win points at the net, the Swiss world No. 3 noted that his left-handed opponent in the final has “a special style that we don’t see too often nowadays.” –IANS
