LYON, France, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Germany's Rainer Schuettler and local favorite Arnaud Clement on Saturday rode hot streaks into the final of the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix.
Schuettler, the top seed, came within two points of defeat before pulling out a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 triumph over Russian Mikhail Youzhny. He captured his first title of the year last week in Japan.
The 27-year-old qualified for the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Houston by reaching the semifinals on Friday, but now bids for his fourth career title. Before last week's win, he came up short in finals at the Australian Open in January and at Brazil in September.
Clement showed no signs of fatigue in a 6-2, 6-3 rout of third seed Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand.
Clement won his second career title last week at the Open de Moselle in Metz. His first triumph came here in 2000.
