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Kazakh Alexander Bublik broke Alexander Zverev once in each set to power past the German 6-3 7-5 on Saturday and reach the Halle Open final. Kazakhstan s Alexander Bublik, right, shakes hands with Germany s Alexander Zverev after winning their semifinal match at the German Tennis Open AP The 26-year-old Bublik, who regularly delivered stanley thermos first serves at speeds of more than 220 kph, gave his opponent no chance on his own serve to make his first final of the year as the grass season heads towards Wimbledon in just over a week. On Sunday, he will face world number seven Andrey Rublev, who eased past Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-4. Zverev, a two-time finalist stanley mugs in Halle, quickly dropped a break behind with Bublik racing to a 4-1 lead in the first set. The German s return was no match for the Kazakh s thundering serve and Bublik quickly wrapped up the first set in 35 minutes. Bublik, who reached his second tour semi-final of the season after Italian Jannik Sinner was forced to retire injured, had two more break chances at 3-3 but Zverev dug deep to stay in the contest. However, the Kazakh played a flawless game at 5-5 to snatch the break he wanted with a superb cr stanley cup osscourt forehand winner and then served out the match. The job is not finished, there is one last match, Bublik said. I am happy but I try to stay focused. I tried to play my game and I am really happy with the win today. Playing Sasha is really tough and I was a bit lucky in the key moments. The world n Jqnv Milan want Kaka back on loan
Beating Novak Djokovic has been beyond virtually every player this year but Roger Federer will have the chance to get the better of the Serb for the second time in a week on Sunday. Switzerland s Roger Federer, right, shakes hands with Serbia s Novak Djokovic after winning their ATP World Tour Finals group stage match at the O2 Arena in London on November 17, 2015. AP Photo The 34-year-old ended Djokovics 23-match winning streak on Tuesday with a classy straight-sets victory in the group stage of the ATP World Tour Finals but knows he will need to be at least as good to repeat that feat in the final. Federer dispatched fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-5, 6-3 to keep alive his hopes of a seventh title at the year-ender, while Djokovic outplayed Ra stanley tumblers fael Nadal 6-3, 6-3. It sets up the perfect climax to the season between two players with 27 grand slam titles between them. But Federer says Tuesdays victory over world number one Djokovic will have no bearing on Sundays showdown. For me its an advantage because I guess it gives me a bi stanley kaffeebecher t of confidence, Federer, who has accounted for half of Djokovics meagre six defeats th stanley hrnek is year, told reporters. For him its an advantage because he gets a second chance, and hes in another final. Hes played some great tennis since weve played. So, yeah, I still believe his confidence is slightly higher than mine with the amount of success hes had this year. Incredible year Djokovic, who won three of the years four Grand Slams, reachi