Stanislas Wawrinka upset top seed Tomas Berdych in straight sets to cruise into his second successive final at the $450,000 Chennai Open on Saturday
Stanislas Wawrinka upset top seed Tomas Berdych in straight sets to cruise into his second successive final at the $450,000 Chennai Open on Saturday.
The 21st-ranked Swiss, seeded third, attacked from the start to take out World No 6 Berdych 6-4, 6-1 in 76 minutes at the Nungambakkam Tennis stadium.
Wawrinka, who lost to Marin Cilic in last year's final, will meet seventh-seeded Xavier Malisse of Belgium in Sunday's title clash worth $68,850 and 250 points for the winner.
Malisse, a Chennai winner in 2007, recovered after losing the first set to knock out the sixth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 97 minutes.
Wawrinka, who finished his rain-hit quarter-final against Robin Haase late on Friday night, showed no signs of fatigue as he outplayed his Czech rival before some 2,500 Indian fans.
Wawrinka broke Berdych in the fifth game to wrap up the first set in 38 minutes and then breezed through the second, losing just one game.
