BASTAD, Sweden, July 17 (UPI) -- Top seed Robin Soderling and Nicolas Almagro won their Swedish Open semifinal matches Saturday, advancing to the championship match in Bastad, Sweden.
Sweden's Soderling rebounded from a rocky first set to defeat third-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on the red clay at Bastad Tennis Stadium. It was the second straight day in which Soderling dropped his first set only to bounce back for a win.