Statham in final

New Zealand Davis Cup player Rubin Statham has reached the final of the US$15,000 Futures tennis tournament in Anning, China. Statham beat Chinese Davis Cup team member Yan Bai 4-6 7-6(2) 7-5 in three hours 31 minutes in the semifinals and will now play Italian third seed Marco Bortolotti in the final as the Kiwi aims for his 11th Futures singles title.