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Cilic Charges Into Final, Inside London Cut

Saturday was a very good day for Marin Cilic. By winning his semi-final match at the Swiss Indoors Basel, the Croat played himself into his second ATP World Tour final of the season and inside the cut to make the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held 13-20 Nov. at The O2 in London. The former US Open champion advanced by producing emotional tennis against serve/volleying lefty Mischa Zverev, who's finding his best tennis after years of injuries. Cilic saved six of seven break points to come back from a set down and prevail against the 29-year-old 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. [ALSO LIKE] Cilic will meet third seed Kei Nishikori in Sunday's final. The Japanese leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head...

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Rojer/Tecau's London Hopes Hit In Basel

Robert Lindstedt and Michael Venus dented Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau’s London hopes on Saturday at the Swiss Indoors Basel. The Swede/Kiwi pairing saved seven of nine break points to come back and defeat Rojer/Tecau 1-6, 6-3, 10-8 in the semi-finals. In Sunday's final, Lindstedt/Venus will face fourth seeds Marcel Granollers and Jack Sock, who beat second seeds Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 6-4 in 60 minutes. Granollers/Sock saved all five break points faced. Rojer/Tecau are the defending champions at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, but they're in danger of missing the cut this season. Rojer/Tecau are currently No. 9 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London, 295 points behind No. 8 Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi....

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