(Reuters) - Unseeded Portuguese Joao Sousa has been as surprised as anyone by his giant-killing efforts at the Malaysian Open this week as he reached his first ATP Tour final with victory over fourth seed Juergen Melzer on Saturday.
Sousa had been due to enter the qualifiers for next week's China Open in Beijing but his continued success on the Malaysian hard courts forced his withdrawal as he goes in search of a first title.
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