Dent, Johansson Through to ATP Adelaide Final

American serve-and-volleyer Taylor Dent rolled into the final at the ATP stop in Adelaide, capitalizing on his earlier defeat of top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt with a 6-1, 6-1 dissection of No. 4 seed Juan Ignacio Chela in under 50 minutes.

"I came out smoking hot and got 5-love from the get-go and I was telling myself don't get ahead of yourself
because there is still a long way to go," Dent said. "I was happy that it went my way but I wasn't expecting the same thing in the second set. A one-and-one win is a huge confidence booster...It's great to come down here and play well in Australia because it has been one of my childhood dreams after all the stories my dad (former player Phil Dent) has told me."

In the final Dent will face another of the biggest serves (and forehands) on tour in Joachim "The Jackhammer" Johansson, who threw down 16 aces in downing pesky baseliner Olivier "The Roach" Rochus 6-1, 7-6(5).

"I've never played him before although we have practiced a fair bit," said Johansson of Dent. "I know he has a huge serve and he is playing so well and he doesn't play like a lot of the other guys so hopefully I can figure out something.?

Johansson is competing in only his second final after winning Memphis in 2004. Dent is seeking his fifth career title. The final will be the first meeting between Dent and The Jackhammer.

The doubles final will be No. 3-seeded Belgian waffles Xavier "X-Man" Malisse and The Roach vs. Simon Aspelin/Todd Perry.