Chengdu Open—China
Top seed Lorenzo Musetti reached the finals of the Chengdu Open on Monday in China, defeating Alibek Kachmazov 6-4, 6-2.
Needing one hour and 41 minutes to advance, Musetti hit three aces, won 65 percent of his first serve points and struck 13 aces in total.
Reaching his third final of the season, Musetti will next face Juncheng Shang in the title match on Tuesday. Shang ousted Yannick Hanfmann 6-4, 6-4 later in the day.
Shang, who is currently No. 53 in the world, will be contesting his first final on Tuesday. The 19-year-old is one of the most promising players on the ATP Tour.
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Hangzhou Open—China
Former US Open winner Marin Cilic will bid for his 21st career title on Tuesday at the Hangzhou Open when he faces home-country favourite and No. 6 seed Zhizhen Zhang.
Defeating No. 4 seed Brandan Nakashima 6-4, 7-6(6), Cilic used his legendary serve to hit eight aces, win 83 percent of his first serve points and break serve on one occasion.
The Croatian, who has been injured for the better part of the season, is currently ranked No. 373 in the world.
Zhang, who will be playing in his first final on Tuesday, is currently ranked No. 43 on the computer. The 6 ft 4 inch Shanghai native is also one of the most exciting players on the Tour.
He defeated countryman Yunchaokete Bu 7-6(3), 6-4 to reach the championship match.
Bu had ousted No. 2 seed Karen Khachanov earlier in the event.
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