Felix Auger-Aliassime will play Sebastian Korda in the Adelaide International final, after coming through an epic showdown with Tommy Paul. (More Tennis News)
The in-form Canadian registered his fourth straight victory, as he battled past the top seed 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 6-4 after two hours and 45 minutes.
Auger-Aliassime saved set point at 5-4 down in the opener, before winning six of the last seven points in the tie-break to draw first blood.
World number 12 Paul was looking to climb into the ATP's top 10 for the first time in his career, and he responded well by breaking three times in the second set to level.
However, it was Auger-Aliassime who claimed the crucial early break in the decider. He then saved three break points to hold for a 4-2 lead, before holding out to reach his first final on outdoor hard courts since an ATP 250 in Melbourne four years ago.
The fifth seed's reward is a showdown with another American in 2023 runner-up Korda, who did not face a single break point as he overcame Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3 7-6 (7-4).
Second chance at victory@SebiKorda seals the tiebreak and returns to the @AdelaideTennis final! #AdelaideTennis pic.twitter.com/q7fVl26L1x
— ATP Tour (@atptour) January 10, 2025In the women's event, Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys will go head to head in the showpiece.
Top seed Pegula recorded her third straight victory over Yulia Putintseva, overcoming the Kazakhstani 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 in just under an hour-and-a-half.
cuan77 slot onlineThough Putintseva overturned an early break to lead 4-2 in the tie-break, Pegula reeled off the next five points to take the opening set.
Adelaide International: Jessica Pegula Advances To Semi-finals After Ashlyn Krueger Retires InjuredLast season's US Open runner-up then controlled the second to advance to the final, where good friend Keys awaits.
It will be his fourth Olympics, something the 32-year-old never imagined to achieve when he started his journey from the modest lanes of Mithapur, a town in Punjab.
"When we won a medal in Tokyo, it was like a tonic for hockey in India. This time our responsibility has increased and everyone knows how much love and respect we have received after that medal," Harmanpreet told PTI Bhasha.
The world number 20, who has already beaten Beatriz Haddad Maia, Jelena Ostapenko and Daria Kasatkina this week, prevailed 5-7 7-5 3-0 as opponent Liudmila Samsonova was forced to retire injured.
Always friendsokebet, now finalistsIt’s an all-American showdown in #AdelaideTennis!Presented by @CorpayFX pic.twitter.com/ooczSYDOb0
— wta (@WTA) January 10, 2025