In a rematch of last year’s Bucharest final, fourth seed Pablo Andujar avenged his loss to top seed Juan Ignacio Chela, defeating the Argentine 6-4, 7-5 in the semi-finals of the BDR Nastase Tiriac Trophy
Chela let leads slip in both sets and Andujar made him pay, winning 51 per cent of his return points to clinch the upset against the defending champion in one hour and 52 minutes. "I played a good match today, playing well during the important points," said Andujar. "I'm looking forward to the final. I've been feeling very well during the whole week, playing good matches."
Since advancing to the Bucharest final in 2010 as a 105th-ranked qualifier, Andujar has moved up to a career-best South African Airways ATP Ranking of 43 this week. He claimed his first ATP World Tour title in Casablanca (d. Starace) earlier this year and will look to add to his trophy collection when he takes on No. 2 seed Florian Mayer in Sunday’s final. "Mayer has more experience than me. But last year was my first final here and I became a more mature player in the meantime," believes Andujar.-
by http://www.atpworldtour.com
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