Pouille to face Feliciano Lopez in Stuttgart Open final

STUTTGART, GERMANY » Lucas Pouille will play Feliciano Lopez in the final of the Stuttgart Open.

Pouille, the No. 4 seed, defeated fellow French player Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 7-5, and Lopez prevailed 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 7-5 over the sixthseeded Mischa Zverev of Germany in the other semifinal on Saturday.

Lopez, who upset the thirdseeded Tomas Berdych on Friday, will play his first final of the season as he bids for his sixth career title.

Lopez upset Berdych 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals on Friday, savingall nine break points he faced against Berdych

Pouille, who was given a wild card to play at the grass-court tournament, will be going for his second title of the season and his third overall.