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MOSCOW, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- An all-Russian final was assured for the Kremlin Cup tennis championship when Marat Safin and Igor Kunitsyn won their semifinal matches Saturday in Moscow.
The seventh-seeded Safin, a former world No. 1, was a walkover winner when another Russia native, Mischa Zverev, was unable to play because of an illness.
Safin, a surprise semifinalist in this season's Wimbledon grand slam, hasn't won a tournament since capturing the last of his 15 titles at the 2005 Australian Open.
The 71st-ranked Kunitsyn won his match 6-4, 6-3 over France's Fabrice Santoro, and will play in a final for the first time in his career Sunday.
Safin is 3-0 lifetime against Kunitsyn, including a 6-4, 6-3 triumph at the 2007 Kremlin Cup semifinals.
A first prize check of $171,000 awaits Sunday's champion.
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