French qualifier Herbert maintains marathon run


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 29 Aug 2015

Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France hits a shot during his match against Bernard Tomic of Australia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

(Reuters) - Marathon man Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France delivered another Houdini-like escape to reach his first ATP World Tour final with a 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2 victory over American Steve Johnson at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina on Friday.

The French qualifier will meet second-seed Kevin Anderson in the final, after the South African outlasted Tunisian Malek Jaziri 6-4 6-3 in the other semi-final.

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