Kohlschreiber, Mathieu in final

KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP): Philipp Kohlschreiber ended top-seeded Dominic Thiem’s 10-match winning streak yesterday, setting up a final against Paul-Henri Mathieu of France at the Generali Open.

The sixth-seeded German defeated Thiem 6-0, 7-6 (6) in the semi-final of the season’s last clay-court event. The 21stranked Austrian was coming off back-to-back tournament wins in Umag and Gstaad.

Earlier, qualifier Mathieu defeated Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-4, 6-3 to reach his first ATP final in six years.

Kohlschreiber, who is 3-1 against Mathieu, also reached the final here in 2012 when he lost to Robin Haase of the Netherlands. Kohlschreiber is aiming for his sixth career title, Mathieu for his fifth.