TOKYO (AP) " David Goffin booked his place in the final of the Japan Open with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded Marin Cilic on Saturday. The fifth-seeded Goffin plays Nick Kyrgios in Sunday's final, after the Australian defeated second-seeded Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4. In March, Goffin beat Cilic in a Davis Cup tie, and then at Indian Wells. "He won an ATP Masters 1000 event this year, and I've beaten him three times,"said Goffin, who has never won an ATP 500 event such as the Japan Open. Sixth-seeded Kyrgios made the decisive break in the seventh game of both sets in a crowd-pleasing match against Monfils.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 08, 2016 07:35 UTC