David Ferrer advanced to the final after defeating the wild card Michael Llodra 7-5 6-3. “I feel good. I am very happy because I am in the final,” Ferrer said. “Tomorrow, it's going to be a very difficult match because my opponent, he's playing very, very good. But I will try to do my best for to beat him.”
Ferrer claimed victory in one hour and 50 minutes, saving 10 of the 11 break points he faced.
Janowicz will look to cap off his incredible run with the title after beating Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-4, 7-5. Simon is the fifth player ranked inside the Top 20 of the South African Airways ATP Rankings Janowicz has defeated this week.
“When I had match point today, I felt a little bit strange. I had chicken skin,” said Janowicz. “I was a little bit nervous during this match point, but this was really an unbelievable feeling. I just said to myself before this match point to not change anything, just to play the same game as I played before. I did this. I finished the match with a dropshot".
The 69th-ranked qualifier hit 12 aces and did not face a break point. He broke Simon once in each set to seal the win in 89 minutes. Janowicz is the first player to reach the final of his ATP World Tour Masters 1000 debut since 2000, when Harel Levy finished runner-up in Toronto to Marat Safin.