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Ancic to take on Baghdatis in final

BEIJING: Fourth seed Mario Ancic extended his remarkable comeback from injury on Satirday with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 semifinal victory over South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik at the China Open.

The 22-year-old Croatian, who returned to action this week after missing two months with an injured knee, will meet third seed Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, a 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 winner over Thai Paradorn Srichaphan, in Sunday's final.

Kuznetsova in final

At Bali Svetlana Kuznetsova sweated to keep her record at the Wismilak International a perfect 12-0 on Saturday, twice recovering from a break down to defeat Lindsay Davenport 7-6(4), 7-6(5) to reach her third final.

The top-seeded Russian and her Californian opponent both worked hard in the tropical heat, with Kuznetsova rushing occasionally to the sidelines to swap rackets when her grip began to slip.

The loss was the first here for Davenport, 7-1, who now travels to Beijing for next week's China Open. The American had beaten Kuznetsova in three of their previous four meetings.

The results (all semifinals):

At Beijing (ATP China Open): Mario Ancic bt Hyung-taik Lee 4-6, 6-1, 6-1; Marcos Baghdatis bt Paradorn Srichaphan 6-2, 3-6, 7-5.

At Bali (WTA Wismilak International): Svetlana Kuznetsova bt Lindsay Davenport 7-6(4), 7-6(5); Marion Bartoli bt Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-4.

At Bucharest (ATP BCR Open): Jurgen Melzer bt Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4 retd.; Filippo Volandri bt Florent Serra 7-6, 6-4. — Agencies

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