Zverev advances

Unseeded Mischa Zverev beat Kei Nishikori 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday to advance to the final of the Geneva Open. The second-seeded Nishikori saved two match points trailing 5-2 on his own serve, but the 33rdranked German quickly won his next service game and clinched with a backhand volley winner. Zverev seeks his first singles title at age 29. The final today will be only the second of his career. The Russian-born left-hander was runner-up at Metz, France, in September 2010. Zverev came through qualifying last weekend, and awaits defending champion Stan Wawrinka or unseeded Russian Andrey Kuznetsov.