By Alberto Amalfi | Saturday, July 23, 2016
Top-seeded Feliciano Lopez battled past Dustin Brown, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, to advance to his first Gstaad final in a decade.
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Advancing age isn't slowing Feliciano Lopez's affinity for attacking tennis.
The top-seeded Spaniard rallied past Dustin Brown, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to his first Gstaad final in a decade.
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Lopez did not face a break point over the final two sets. The left-hander permitted just two points on his first serve in the second and third sets.
The 34-year-old Lopez will play Robin Haase in tomorrow's Swiss Open final. Haase defeated 8th-seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu to reach his first final since 2013. Haase defeated Lopez in the semifinals at Gstaad and owns a 3-1 lifetime edge over the Spaniard at the tour-level.
Haase and Mathieu, who each own Gstaad wins over Lopez, were deadlocked, 6-6 and 3-all in the tie break, when rain suspended play in the second semifinal.
The veteran Spaniard says he's enjoying life on Tour and wants to keep playing.
"I take it one year at a time. My last four years on the tour were fantastic," Lopez said. "I had amazing results. I'm very happy with everything I'm achieving at the moment. I want to finish this year strong. If everything goes as I'm expecting I'll probably play the next year for sure, we'll see.
Lopez, who is playing for his fifth career singles title, has yet to win at ATP championship on clay.
Last month, Lopez partnered Marc Lopez winning his first career Grand Slam doubles title at Roland Garros.
Ten years ago, Lopez defeated Marin Cilic and Ivan Ljubicic in succession to reach the Gstaad final before losing to Richard Gasquet, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 3-6, 3-6.