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SirBloody Idiot · 20-02-2011, 07:58 AM

BMW Open II
PTA Tour 250 - Semifinals - Munich, Germany - Clay (Red)

Ninth seed Jarkko Maxum is through to his second final in three weeks following a 6-2, 6-1 thrashing of Austria's Martin Reiter. Reiter hadn't faced a seed yet and hadn't dropped a set either, but was given a wake up call by Maxum as the clay court favourite tore through him in just over an hour. Where Maxum struggled against one of Reiter's compatriots on Thursday, he had no trouble on the Saturday in his dominant straight sets win as he dominated the rallies and bossed play from the baseline. His positive style has served him well this week with four straight sets wins, but he goes into the final as a "heel" of sorts against fifth seeded German Becker Haas. Haas, taken to three sets by both Oscar Highsmith and Gunther Heug earlier in the week, as hit top form at just the right time with a straight sets win over Johan Ortiz. The World No. 31 will no doubt have the local crowd right behind him after an impressive 6-1, 7-6(1) win over the in-form Colombian.

Seeded players out: None.

20-02-2011, 07:58 AM	#70 (permalink)
SirBloody Idiot Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moving the hole in the o-zone layer Posts: 8,442	BMW Open II PTA Tour 250 - Semifinals - Munich, Germany - Clay (Red) Ninth seed Jarkko Maxum is through to his second final in three weeks following a 6-2, 6-1 thrashing of Austria's Martin Reiter. Reiter hadn't faced a seed yet and hadn't dropped a set either, but was given a wake up call by Maxum as the clay court favourite tore through him in just over an hour. Where Maxum struggled against one of Reiter's compatriots on Thursday, he had no trouble on the Saturday in his dominant straight sets win as he dominated the rallies and bossed play from the baseline. His positive style has served him well this week with four straight sets wins, but he goes into the final as a "heel" of sorts against fifth seeded German Becker Haas. Haas, taken to three sets by both Oscar Highsmith and Gunther Heug earlier in the week, as hit top form at just the right time with a straight sets win over Johan Ortiz. The World No. 31 will no doubt have the local crowd right behind him after an impressive 6-1, 7-6(1) win over the in-form Colombian. Seeded players out: None.