Summary Gael Monfils beat Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (11) 6-3 to reach Winston-Salem Open final.
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) - France s Gael Monfils overcame early struggles to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (11) 6-3 Friday in the semifinals of the Winston-Salem Open.
Monfils, ranked No. 43 in the world, lost serve twice early and went down 4-0 in the first set to Dolgopolov. He even received treatment on his left hip during the side exchange before rallying.
After the injury break, Monfils broke Dolgopolov s serve twice to force the tiebreaker and win the first set. He then added two more service breaks in the second set to advance to a tournament final for the third time this season.
Monfils will now face the winner of Friday s second semifinal at the Wake Forest Tennis Center between American Sam Querrey at No. 29 the highest ranked player remaining in the tournament and Austria s Jurgen Melzer.
