MUNICH — Top-seeded Andy Murray will face two-time former champion Philipp Kohlschreiber in the BMW Open final after both players won two matches Saturday. Murray fired nine aces and saved five of six break points to defeat Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 6-4, 6-4, while Kohlschreiber needed 1 hour, 37 minutes to beat Gerald Melzer of Austria 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the other semifinal. It will be Murray's first final on clay, and the first under coach Jonas Bjorkman, a nine-time winner of Grand Slam doubles titles. The Scot is aiming for his 32nd tour-level title. Kohlschreiber is aiming for his third Munich title after wins in 2007 and 2012. The German lost the 2013 final to compatriot Tommy Haas. Earlier Saturday, Murray rallied to beat Lukas Rosol 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in their rain-postponed quarterfinal. Murray converted five of his 14 break opportunities and served five aces against the Czech. The third-seeded Bautista Agut defeated Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic 4-6, 6-0, 6-0 for his semifinal place. Kohlschreiber defeated fourth-seeded David Goffin of Belgium 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 and Melzer defeated Dominic Thiem of Austria 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 to set up the other semifinal. The quarterfinals were washed out by rain on Friday, forcing Murray to play three matches Saturday. The world No. 3 also had a doubles semifinal with Jean-Julien Rojer but lost 6-3, 6-2 against Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. Federer to meet Cuevas Top-seeded Roger Federer rallied past Diego Schwarzman 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 to reach the Istanbul Open final after a near two-hour match Saturday. Federer recovered from a sloppy start against the eighth-seeded Argentine to remain on course for an 85th title and third this year. The 17-time Grand Slam winner will face third-seeded Pablo Cuevas in the final after the Uruguayan upset second-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4 at the clay-court tournament. Cuevas, who is bidding for a fourth career title, converted five of his six break points against Dimitrov. He is unbeaten in finals, and will meet Federer for the first time. Federer struggled with his serve during the first set but finally took advantage of Schwarzman's mistakes to break him for a 3-1 lead in the second after wasting four break points and receiving a warning for hitting a ball toward the stands as his frustration showed. Schwarzman, playing in his first ATP Tour semifinal, dropped his serve again in the eighth game when Federer unleashed a crosscourt backhand return. Schwarzman put up strong resistance in the decider. Pliskova wins Prague Open Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova rallied from a set down to claim her fourth WTA title by defeating qualifier Lucie Hradecka 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in an all-Czech final of the Prague Open Saturday. The 14th-ranked Pliskova wasted three match points when she was 5-2 up in the final set. But she served out the match in the following game, converting her fifth match point with a forehand winner. Kyrgios reaches first final Australian Nick Kyrgios reached his first career final on Saturday after stunning Spanish clay-courter Pablo Carreno Busta 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 at the Estoril Open. The seventh seed from Canberra will Sunday face either French fifth seed Richard Gasquet or Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, a Spaniard bidding for a ninth straight win on clay. Ivanovic survives scare World No. 7 Ana Ivanovic fought back from a set down to move into the second round of the Madrid Open Sunday after Alexandra Dulgheru retired when trailing 4-0 in the decider. The Romanian wildcard shocked Eugenie Bouchard on Fed Cup duty last month and looked on course to produce another upset as she eased through the first set 6-2 and then broke the Serbian to serve for the match at 6-5 in the second. However, Ivanovic broke straight back and then romped through the tie-break 7-1 to force a deciding set. Dulgheru withdrew after Ivanovic took a commanding 4-0 lead in the third set. Eighth seed Ekaterina Makarova was a high-profile exit, though, as she was routed by fellow Russian Svetlana Kuvenetsova 6-2, 6-1. — Agencies
