<p>Defending champion and top seed Stanislas Wawrinka cruised into the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open final with a straight-sets win over fourth seed David Goffin of Belgium on Saturday.<br /></p>.<p>The Swiss world number four, who has not dropped a set in the tournament, gave the 22nd-ranked Goffin a 90-minute masterclass with a 7-5, 6-3 win at the Nungambakkam tennis stadium.<br /><br />Wawrinka's opponent in Sunday's final will be Slovenian qualifier Aljaz Bedene, who continued his amazing seed-slaying run with an three-set victory over third seed Roberto Bautista-Agut.<br /><br />The 156th-ranked Bedene survived four match points and himself wasted one before edging out the number 15 Spaniard 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) in two hours and 42 minutes.<br /><br />Bedene's semifinal win over Bautista-Agut was his third Spanish scalp this week, having beaten second seed Feliciano Lopez in the second round and fifth seed Guillermo Garcia Lopez in the quarterfinals.<br />Bedene banged in 15 aces even as both players were broken five times each in a semifinal marked by unforced errors that set up the longest match in this tournament.<br />Bedene broke Bautista-Agut in the opening game but then himself lost his first three service games to allow his rival to come back and take the first set.<br />The Spaniard wasted two match points on Bedene's serve at 4-5 in the decider and two more in the tie-breaker, which the Slovenian won on his second match point.<br />The London-based Bedene, who awaits his British citizenship this year, became the first qualifier to enter the Chennai Open final.<br /><br />"I am excited to play my first ever Tour final," said the 25-year-old Bedene, who had made it to the last four here in 2013 by defeating Wawrinka in the quarterfinal.<br />"It feels good the way I have played in this tournament. It is not that I served badly, but Bautista-Agut returns very well. It was a real tough match.<br /><br />"I am tired after a hectic week, but I will prepare well for the final," said Bedene, who played three qualifying matches and another four in the main draw.<br /><br />In the Wawrinka-Goffin clash, the Swiss saved seven of the 10 break chances on his serve while he broke his rival thrice in the match.<br />Capitalising on the only break in the first set, Wawrinka nosed ahead in the match and was up 2-0 in the second with an early break, but Goffin struck back.<br /><br />However, Wawrinka had enough experience and arsenal to douse the challenge of his opponent.<br />Wawrinka, though, will have to play at his best to stop a marauding Bedene. It will be interesting to see how Bedene copes with the fatigue, having played some gruelling matches and that too after coming off the qualifiers. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Defending champion and top seed Stanislas Wawrinka cruised into the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open final with a straight-sets win over fourth seed David Goffin of Belgium on Saturday.<br /></p>.<p>The Swiss world number four, who has not dropped a set in the tournament, gave the 22nd-ranked Goffin a 90-minute masterclass with a 7-5, 6-3 win at the Nungambakkam tennis stadium.<br /><br />Wawrinka's opponent in Sunday's final will be Slovenian qualifier Aljaz Bedene, who continued his amazing seed-slaying run with an three-set victory over third seed Roberto Bautista-Agut.<br /><br />The 156th-ranked Bedene survived four match points and himself wasted one before edging out the number 15 Spaniard 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) in two hours and 42 minutes.<br /><br />Bedene's semifinal win over Bautista-Agut was his third Spanish scalp this week, having beaten second seed Feliciano Lopez in the second round and fifth seed Guillermo Garcia Lopez in the quarterfinals.<br />Bedene banged in 15 aces even as both players were broken five times each in a semifinal marked by unforced errors that set up the longest match in this tournament.<br />Bedene broke Bautista-Agut in the opening game but then himself lost his first three service games to allow his rival to come back and take the first set.<br />The Spaniard wasted two match points on Bedene's serve at 4-5 in the decider and two more in the tie-breaker, which the Slovenian won on his second match point.<br />The London-based Bedene, who awaits his British citizenship this year, became the first qualifier to enter the Chennai Open final.<br /><br />"I am excited to play my first ever Tour final," said the 25-year-old Bedene, who had made it to the last four here in 2013 by defeating Wawrinka in the quarterfinal.<br />"It feels good the way I have played in this tournament. It is not that I served badly, but Bautista-Agut returns very well. It was a real tough match.<br /><br />"I am tired after a hectic week, but I will prepare well for the final," said Bedene, who played three qualifying matches and another four in the main draw.<br /><br />In the Wawrinka-Goffin clash, the Swiss saved seven of the 10 break chances on his serve while he broke his rival thrice in the match.<br />Capitalising on the only break in the first set, Wawrinka nosed ahead in the match and was up 2-0 in the second with an early break, but Goffin struck back.<br /><br />However, Wawrinka had enough experience and arsenal to douse the challenge of his opponent.<br />Wawrinka, though, will have to play at his best to stop a marauding Bedene. It will be interesting to see how Bedene copes with the fatigue, having played some gruelling matches and that too after coming off the qualifiers. <br /><br /></p>