Italian third seed Fabio Fognini of Italy reached the first Swedish Open final after defeating fifth seed Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 on Saturday.
Fognini, the World No 15, needed only two hours and 17 minutes to earn his third win over Verdasco, the World No 33, in their seventh career match, reports Efe.
Verdasco rallied from a set down to draw level, and again fought to come back from a 4-2 deficit in the decider, only to lose the match a few games later.
In his 16th career final, Fognini is scheduled to face either France's world No 29 Richard Gasquet or Switzerland's Henri laaksonen, world No 148, and is hunting for a seventh career title.
Sevastova in Bucharest final
BUCHAREST: Top-seeded Anastasija Sevastova of latvia returned to the Bucharest Open final after semifinal opponent Polona Hercog retired hurt after their first set on Saturday.
Sevastova won the set 6-1, and the eighth-seeded Hercog, of Slovenia, retired with an unspecified injury.
Sevastova also reached the Bucharest final in 2016, only to lose to local star Simona Halep on the clay.
On Sunday in the final, she will face fourth-seeded Petra Martic after the Croatian beat local hope and second seed Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-4, 6-4.
Buzarnescu hadn't dropped a set all week until Martic converted her fourth set point to take the first. The Romanian showed her frustration throughout, easily out-hitting Martic for winners, 28, but also committing far more errors, 34.
Martic has reached her second career WTA final, six years after the first. She seeks her first title. Meanwhile, Sevastova will be going for her third WTA title. She lost to Martic in their only previous match, at the 2017 French Open third round.
Minella reaches 1st WTA final
GSTAAD: Mandy Minella has a chance at becoming the third mother to win a WTA singles title in the last 12 months after reaching the ladies Championships Gstaad final on Saturday.
Minella, of luxembourg, overcame 19-year-old Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach her first career final at 32.
She will meet top-seeded Alize Cornet of France, who beat Eugenie Bouchard 7-6 (5), 1-0 when the Canadian retired with a right thigh injury in their semifinal.