SYDNEY — Jack Sock ended David Ferrer's hopes of a fifth singles title in Auckland when he beat the top-seeded Spaniard 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in Friday's semifinals of the ASB Classic.
Ferrer seemed on track for another title when he took the first set in 28 minutes. But the 26th-ranked Sock broke the eighth-ranked Ferrer's serve in the second game of the second set and held serve for 3-0, and was never threatened the rest of the way.
Sock advanced to his third ATP Tour final after finishing runner-up indoors at Stockholm last year and winning on clay in Houston.