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Top-seed Monfils makes Stockholm finals

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Gael Monfils of France leaps and hits a ball behind him in his match against Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain on day 4 in Louis Armstrong Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships Stadium at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 1, 2011. UPI/John Angelillo 
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Published: Oct. 22, 2011 at 1:26 PM

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Gael Monfils of France and Jarkko Nieminen of Finland won their semifinal matches at the Stockholm Open Saturday.

Monfils had his hands full with Canadian Milos Raonic but advanced with a 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-3 victory and a berth in Sunday's title match.

Monfils took control of the evenly fought battle when he broke Raonic's big serve at 3-3 in the third set.

Nieminen rallied to beat two-time Stockholm champ James Blake of the United States in another hard-fought contest with a 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 6-2 win.

Sunday's finals will be the second of the year for Monfils. Nieminen has been runner-up in Stockholm twice.

Topics: Gael Monfils, Jarkko Nieminen, James Blake
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