Andujar upsets Montanes, moves to Casablanca finals
Category: Tennis
Publish Date: 04-08-2011 08:00 PM -0400
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP)—Pablo Andujar upset top-seeded Albert Montanes 6-4, 6-4 Saturday to reach the Grand Prix Hassan II final and stay on course for his first career title.
The 25-year-old Andujar, ranked 69th, lost his only previous final last year at Bucharest, which was also held on outdoor clay.
Both Spanish players struggled with their serves in a scrappy match lasting nearly two hours. Andujar broke the 24th-ranked Montanes’ serve five times and lost his own three times.
But Andujar’s spirited defending saw him save a further 13 breakpoint chances.
Andujar faces the winner of Saturday’s later match between fifth-seeded Potito Starace of Italy and No. 8 Victor Hanescu of Romania in Sunday’s final.
