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Raonic, Cilic Set Blockbuster Istanbul Final

The TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open will play host to an all-Top 10 final clash on Sunday, as World No. 6 Milos Raonic duels with World No. 8 Marin Cilic. Raonic set their third FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting after dismissing Viktor Troicki 6-2, 6-3 in just 66 minutes. The top-seeded Canadian will appear in his first clay-court final, having not dropped serve all week in Istanbul. He is bidding for his ninth ATP World Tour title and first since lifting the trophy to open the 2016 season in Brisbane. "I've come back from many injuries, so I know how to find my level," said Raonic, who is competing in his first tournament since withdrawing from Miami in March with a...

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Carreno Busta Wins All-Spanish Estoril SF

Top seed Pablo Carreno Busta continued his outstanding form on Saturday at the Millennium Estoril Open, storming into the final with a 6-3, 6-3 win over fourth seed and fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. Carreno Busta picks up his 21st win in 2017 and is through to the final in Estoril for the second straight year, having finished runner-up last year to Nicolas Almagro. The World No. 21 in the Emirates ATP Rankings is into his second ATP World Tour final of the season after also recording a runner-up finish in Rio de Janeiro (l. Thiem). He will play third seed Gilles Muller in Sunday’s championship after the Luxembourg native defeated Kevin Anderson 7-5, 6-4 to reach his first ATP World...

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Zverev Surges To Munich Final

#NextGenATP German Alexander Zverev will go for his first title on home soil after beating second seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 7-5 on Saturday in the semi-finals of the BMW Open by FWU in Munich. Zverev will be playing in his fifth career ATP World Tour final and his second of the season. The 6'6” right-hander will try to claim the third title of his young career, after winning his maiden crown last September at the St. Petersburg Open (d. Wawrinka) and claiming the Montpellier title earlier this year in February (d. Gasquet). “Obviously Roberto is a very tough opponent on any surface, but especially on clay. So I'm very happy to get through that one and I'm very happy...

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