Gulbis, Lopez in St Petersburg final


SAINT PETERSBURG - Latvia's sixth seed Ernesto Gulbis will play veteran Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in Sunday's final of the ATP Tournament in Saint Petersburg. Gulbis earned a 6-3, 6-3 victory over unheralded Pole Michal Przysiezny in his semi-final on Saturday. Garcia-Lopez earned his final spot after beating Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-1, 6-1. In the first semi, the first set went with serve until the eighth game when Gulbis made the vital break-through. He broke early to take control of the second set and although Przysiezny, playing in his first ATP semi-final, gamely fought in his bid to level, Gulbis broke again in the ninth game to advance into the fourth final of his career. "It wasn't easy to play so early but luckily I managed to wake up in time and win," said Gulbis.–AFP

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