BUENOS AIRES – World No. 5 Kei Nishikori overcame an early scare to beat hometown favorite and world No. 77 Carlos Berlocq 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the final of the Argentina Open.
Nishikori will face Alexander Dolgopolov of Ukraine in Sunday’s final with the 27-year-old Japanese looking to win his first title of the season and 12th of his career.
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