It was a tough day for Janko Tipsarevic but in the end, he survived the bad weather in the Netherlands and his opponent, Benjamin Becker. The Serb won in three sets, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to his first final of the year.
His best showing all year was at the Aircel Chennai Open in January where he made it to the semifinals. Tipsarevic will be playing Sergiy Stakhovsky who defeated Xavier Malisse earlier in the day in straight sets.
This is Tipsarevic second career final appearances. He lost last year at the Kremlin Cup to Mikhail Youzhny in three sets.
Stakhovsky will be making his third final appearances in his career having won the two titles he played for.