<p>The holder next meets seventh seed Mikhael Youzhny who put out Austrian outsider Juergen Melzer 7-5, 7-6. <br /><br />Youzhny defeated Djokovic in the Rotterdam Open semifinals two weeks ago but the world number two from Serbia said that meeting would count for little. <br /><br />Djokovic, 22, was taken to three sets for the third time in four rounds. "My serve wasn't at the level I wanted," he said. "I'm just fortunate to go through.” <br /><br />Djokovic was the first to break as Baghdatis, 24, netted a backhand to fall 3-2 behind. The Serb then double-faulted as Baghdatis broke back and in the tiebreak Djokovic threw his racket in disgust after another double-fault put the Cypriot on top. <br /><br />A wild forehand handed Baghdatis another break and a 2-1 lead in the second set but the world number 37 allowed Djokovic to break straight back. <br /><br />Baghdatis squandered four break points in the Serb's next two service games before netting to hand Djokovic an important 5-3 lead. <br /><br />The Serb, playing an array of drop shots the tiring Cypriot could not reach, took an early 2-0 lead in the third set and went on to book his first final appearance of the year.<br /><br />Paes-Dlouhy in final <br /><br />Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy stormed into the final after registering a come from behind win over Christopher Kas and Dick Norman.<br /><br />The second seed Indo-Czech pair prevailed 2-6, 7-6 (6), 10-7 over the German-Belgian combination in the semifinals.<br /></p>
<p>The holder next meets seventh seed Mikhael Youzhny who put out Austrian outsider Juergen Melzer 7-5, 7-6. <br /><br />Youzhny defeated Djokovic in the Rotterdam Open semifinals two weeks ago but the world number two from Serbia said that meeting would count for little. <br /><br />Djokovic, 22, was taken to three sets for the third time in four rounds. "My serve wasn't at the level I wanted," he said. "I'm just fortunate to go through.” <br /><br />Djokovic was the first to break as Baghdatis, 24, netted a backhand to fall 3-2 behind. The Serb then double-faulted as Baghdatis broke back and in the tiebreak Djokovic threw his racket in disgust after another double-fault put the Cypriot on top. <br /><br />A wild forehand handed Baghdatis another break and a 2-1 lead in the second set but the world number 37 allowed Djokovic to break straight back. <br /><br />Baghdatis squandered four break points in the Serb's next two service games before netting to hand Djokovic an important 5-3 lead. <br /><br />The Serb, playing an array of drop shots the tiring Cypriot could not reach, took an early 2-0 lead in the third set and went on to book his first final appearance of the year.<br /><br />Paes-Dlouhy in final <br /><br />Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy stormed into the final after registering a come from behind win over Christopher Kas and Dick Norman.<br /><br />The second seed Indo-Czech pair prevailed 2-6, 7-6 (6), 10-7 over the German-Belgian combination in the semifinals.<br /></p>
