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Russian to face Roberto Bautista Agut in Chennai final
Daniil Medvedev advanced to his first ATP World Tour final in dramatic fashion on Saturday, saving one match point to defeat Dudi Sela 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 at the Aircel Chennai Open. The Russian #NextGenATP star will face Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut for the title.
The 20-year-old Medvedev, No. 99 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, stormed back from an early deficit and would break Sela serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set. The Israeli held match point at 40/30, but Medvedev would reel off three straight points to break back. He would eventually force a decider and it was smooth sailing from there.
Medvedev, who reached a pair of ATP Challenger Tour finals last year, claiming his maiden crown in Saint-Remy, France, prevailed after two hours and six minutes. He saved six of nine break points faced.
Medvedev will face second seed Bautista Agut for the title on Sunday, in what will be their first FedEx ATP Head2Head clash. The Spaniard defeated Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-3 in 68 minutes, extending his perfect record over the Frenchman to 8-0. A rematch of the 2013 Chennai semi-finals, Bautista Agut claimed four of seven break points to earn the final berth.
"Paire is a good player. I played a solid match and did the right things," said Bautista Agut. "It was under my control. I tried to play more calm and solid and make him hit a lot of balls.
"It's nice to be in the final here again. I will prepare for the match and play my best tomorrow."
Runner-up in Chennai in 2013 (l. to Tipsarevic), the World No. 14 will be appearing in his 11th ATP World Tour final. He went 2-2 in title matches last year, lifting trophies on the hard courts of Auckland and Sofia.
"I have more experience now (than in 2013). It's good to be in the final again and I love to come back every year. I will fight tomorrow until the last point and we'll see how it goes."

ATPWorldTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 9 January 2017.
Daniil Medvedev soared 34 spots to a career-high No. 65 in the Emirates ATP Rankings as a result of reaching his first ATP World Tour final at the Aircel Chennai Open (l. to Bautista Agut). The 20-year-old #NextGenATP Russian was named the Tecnifibre Young Gun On The Road in 2016, having climbed from No. 329 to No. 98 in 2016
Roberto Bautista Agut rose one place to equal his career-high of No. 13 (10 October 2016) by lifting his fifth trophy in the Chennai final. It was fifth final of the past 52 weeks and seventh since October 2015. He fell in the 2013 Chennai final to then No. 9-ranked Janko Tipsarevic.
Grigor Dimitrov broke a title drought of more than two-and-a-half years by beating three consecutive Top 10 players – Dominic Thiem, Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori – en route to the Brisbane International crown. Having lost his past four finals, the 25-year-old Bulgarian claimed his fifth trophy – his first since the 2014 Aegon Championships. World No. 15 Dimitrov is now at his highest ranking since 29 June 2015, when he was placed No. 11.
Dudi Sela, competing in Chennai, did not drop a set en route to his first ATP World Tour semi-final since reaching the 2014 Atlanta final. In reaching his second Chennai semi-final (also 2010), the 31-year-old Israeli rose 10 spots to No. 86 – his highest position in the Emirates ATP Rankings since 24 October 2016.