Ancic Wins Nine Straight at Ordina Open

 Third-seeded and defending champion Mario Ancic continued his solid play of late by defeating Marcos Baghdatis 7-6(4), 6-3 and booking a spot in the final of the Ordina Open on Friday.

The big-serving Croat has won 17 of his last 20 matches and is looking to capture his first title in 2006 after falling in the finals of Auckland (l. Nieminen) and Marseille (l. Clement).

The 22-year-old, who captured his career-first ATP title 's-Hertogenbosch last year, holds a lifetime 12-2 record in this tournament. He currently sits at a No. 12 in the INDESIT ATP Rankings.

Ancic will battle Jan Hernych, who posted a 6-2, 7-6(3) win over Florent Serra to move into his career-first ATP final. The Czech, now 11-13 in the season, had not won back-to-back matches prior to 's-Hertogenbosch.

Ancic will take a perfect 3-0 record against Hernych into tomorrow's final. The Croat, who did not drop a set in their three career mettings, defeated the Hernych twice on grass last season, in the 's-Hertogenbosch semifinals and Queen's first round.
-- ATP