Janko Tipsarevic is in action against Marcos Baghdatis in the final of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.
Tipsarevic aims to win his first ATP title when he takes on Baghdatis on Sunday. He took his chances against eighth seed Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-3 in the semis. Nishikori had more break point opportunities but it was Tipsarevic who was the clinical one.
Baghdatis broke a five match losing streak against top 20 opponents when he saw off second seed Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-1.
"It feels great to be in another final," Baghdatis said. "There's still one match to go. Today was a strange first set from both of us, struggling with our serves. But I stayed calm and focused on what I had to and played the important points better in the first set. I'm happy with the way I fought, and to win without spending too much time on court."
Tipsarevic is 2-2 on the head-to-head with Baghdatis, winning the last one 6-3, 7-5 in LA last summer.
"Both Marcos and I are playing good tennis," Tipsarevic said. "I know I have to play like I did today or better to have a chance to win the final tomorrow. Marcos is an experienced player, he will not give me the final. I will have to take it from him and play aggressively. I'm here to win one more match, if not then it's still been a good week overall."
Prediction: Tipsarevic to break his finals duck in two.
