Wawrinka Bows Out of Marseille Open

Cilic will take on Nick Kyrgios in Sunday’s final after the Australian eased past Czech second seed Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-2 in the other semi-final.

This comes a day after Kyrgios’ annihilation of the third seed Richard Gasquet, 6-0, 6-4 in the quarter-finals in front of the Frenchman’s stunned home crowd.

Nick Kyrgios is on the verge of claiming his maiden ATP Tour career title after crushing world No. 8 Tomas Berdych to reach the final of the Marseille Open.

Kyrgios was playing just his second tournament of 2016.

But he was no match for the 41st-ranked Kyrgios, whose powerful serve helped him to a straightforward victory in under an hour.

“I didn’t really expect to win this title this week after having a couple of weeks off”, said Kyrgios, who lost his only previous final on outdoor clay a year ago in Estoril, Portugal. “If I serve well and I have the right sensations, I have enough to get through”. The Canberra native then secured a second break in the seventh game before serving out the set to love.

Cilic, 27, is looking to reach the Marseille final for the second time, having finished runner-up in 2011.

“But I’m really satisfied with the week”. I felt also that he was becoming a bit more frustrated, which was good for me. I think he was returning well, making a lot of returns in the first set.