Top-seeded Rafael Nadal will play Viktor Troicki in the final of the grass-court Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany. Nadal defeated Gaël Monfils, 6-3, 6-4, on Saturday before Troicki overcame second-seeded Marin Cilic, 6-3, 6-7 (1), 7-6.
u25a0 Belinda Bencic remained on course for her first career title after beating the veteran Jelena Jankovic, 6-3, 6-3, in the semifinals of the grass-court Topshelf Open in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. Bencic, 18, will face fifth-seeded Camila Giorgi, who beat Kiki Bertens, 6-2, 6-4.
In men’s play, second-seeded David Goffin beat Gilles Müller, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Goffin will face the qualifier Nicolas Mahut, who beat the local favorite Robin Haase, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.