STUTTGART, Germany, July 18 (UPI) -- Frenchman Jeremy Chardy won twice Saturday to qualify for Sunday's final at the Mercedes Cup tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany.
He beat German Mischa Zverev 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in a rain-postponed quarterfinal and followed up with a 6-3, 7-5 semifinal win over another native son, Nicolas Kiefer.
The 22-year-old Chardy withstood 10 Keifer service aces to earn a chance to win his first career title Sunday after saving 6-of-7 break points in his win over Zverev.
Also Saturday, fourth-seeded Victor Hanescu of Romania beat Italy's Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2.
Fognini failed to pull off his second straight surprise after beating No. 2 seed Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 in a quarterfinal Friday.
Numerous service errors led to his ouster.
Sunday's Chardy-Hanescu winner takers home a $101,000 champion's check.
