Ferrer, Gicquel set for Ordina Open final

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, June 20 (UPI) -- David Ferrer and Marc Gicquel notched victories Friday and advanced to the finals of the Ordina Open tennis tournament in the Netherlands.

The grass-court event is a final tuneup before Wimbledon begins play Monday.

Ferrer, ranked fifth in the world and seeded first for the Ordina, eliminated Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets. The first set was decided in a 7-4 tiebreaker and Ferrer closed out the match strongly, taking the second set 6-1.

Gicquel, unseeded this week, upset seventh-seeded Guillermo Canas in three sets in his semifinal. Gicquel dropped the first set, evened the match by not losing a game in the second and then cashed in the lone service break of the third set to finish off a 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 victory.

Saturday will mark the 12th career title match for Ferrer, who has six championships to his credit. Gicquel is 0-2 in his career finals matches. Gicquel has won both of the previous meetings with Ferrer, although neither match was played on grass.