Kohlschreiber Aims For Second Kitzbühel Crown

Philipp Kohlschreiber will attempt to lift his second Generali Open trophy on Saturday in his hometown of Kitzbühel. The German will look to add to his 2015 crown against Portugal’s Joao Sousa or Austrian wild card Sebastian Ofner in the final.

The 33-year-old Kohlschreiber booked his spot in a 17th ATP World Tour title match after he knocked out second-seeded Italian Fabio Fognini 7-5, 6-3 in 90 minutes on Friday afternoon. Kohlschreiber, who broke serve four times, is now 6-2 lifetime against last week’s J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad champion.

Kohlschreiber finished runner-up to #NextGenATP Croatian Borna Coric in April at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech and his seventh – and last trophy – came in May 2016 at the BMW Open by FWU in Munich (d. Thiem).

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Cuevas/Duran Through To Doubles Final
Fourth seeds Pablo Cuevas and Guillermo Duran edged past Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 in 77 minutes for a place in the doubles final. The duo will face Julian Knowle and Matwe Middelkoop or Hans Podlipnik-Castillo or Andrei Vasilevski on Saturday.

Cuevas has a 7-8 record in team finals, with a 2-1 record this year, including title runs at the Rio Open presented by Claro (w/Carreno Busta) and the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (w/Bopanna). Duran is perfect in finals with a 3-0 mark, including the recent Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag (w/Molteni).