Olivier Rochus has made a habit of long three-setters this week but it has all been worth it and today he progressed to his second Heineken Open final when he beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7 6-1 6-4.
Rochus coped better with the blustery conditions on centre court at Stanley St today as Kohlschreiber became increasingly rattled as the match went against him. The German eighth seed endured a difficult last game with two disputed line calls and was put off by a member of the public courtside who motioned during a point.
Rochus will play the winner of the other semifinal between top seed and defending champion David Ferrer and third seed Fernando Verdasco.
