Unseeded
James Blake continues to look like a force entering next week's US Open, Saturday at the ATP stop in New Haven outlasting Romania's Victor Hanescu 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 6-1 to advance into the final.
"I am just so happy to be playing and now that it is going well and I feel like I'm healthy," Blake said. "I feel like things are starting to go my way, it's such a good feeling."
In the championship match the American will square off against No. 5-seeded Spaniard
Feliciano Lopez, who defeated No. 3-seeded countryman Dave Ferrer 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Blake will try to add to his lone career title at 2002 in Washington, and Lopez to his lone win in Vienna last year.
It will be the first meeting between Blake and F-Lo.
The doubles final will be Americans (WC) Ram/Reynolds vs. Argentines Etlis/Rodriguez.
