A Robredo’s double tie-break against Chardy places him in the final with Murray
Tommy Robredo has achieved the 500th win of his career and has qualified for the final of 'Valencia Open 500 ATP World Tour after defeating Jeremy Chardy 76 (7), 76 (2) after up three set points in the first set and take a second to lose 5-3. The Agora has vibrated with one of the best matches.
The game started well for Tommy, with good shots and dominating the opposition. It has been 5-3 up, but the French have reacted to the point of forcing the tie break ', where it has been 6-3. But Robredo has managed to remain calm and to reverse the situation by saving three 'set balls'. In the second set, Chardy who has had a 5-3 advantage to try to extend the match to a third set, but the Catalan has returned to show off their expertise to decide the match and advancing to the final against fervor of the fans, eager to see a player on Sunday after defeating Ferrer against Murray.
Both singles finalists, Murray and Robredo have met 6 times with 4 wins for Scottish and 2 for Spanish. The last in the final in Shenzen, with victory for Murray.