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Summary Tomas Berdych and Ivan Ljubicic reached the final of the China Open.
Czech Tomas Berdych outpowered top seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to take a 6-4 4-6 6-1 victory on Saturday and reach the final of the China Open.He will face Marin Cilic, who deployed his powerful serve to ease past fellow Croatian Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-3.Tsonga was unable to take control of the on-form Berdych, who is one of his rivals in the chase for a spot at next months World Tour Finals season wrapup in London.The world number 10 took advantage of 15 Tsonga unforced errors, pounding his way into the final with his eighth ace on match point.This final could turn my season from a good one to a really great one, said Berdych. I thought I was in with a good chance, Im expecting a tough final tomorrow.Cilic, outserved his opponent with 13 aces against nine from Ljubicic. He broke serve to lead 5-4 before serving out for the first set.I then started serving better, the start of the second set was really crucial, said the 23-year-old. It was maybe the best Ive ever served.Ljubicic was up 3-1 in the second set but failed to make the most of his opportunities, dropping serve in the fifth game when his forehand clipped the net and fell wide.Cilic pounced on the opportunity and dominated the remainder of the match, eventually breaking his opponent to love in the final game for a 6-3 finish.
