Anderson to face Querrey in New York Open final

New York Feb 18 (IANS) South Africa s Kevin Anderson and American Sam Querrey will play in the final of the New York Open at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island.

Querrey the No. 2 seed advanced to the tennis championship match by defeating France s Adrian Mannarino the No. 4 seed 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 6-3 in the first semi-final on Saturday reports Efe.

Anderson the tournament s top seed knocked off Japan s Kei Nishikori the No. 5 seed 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-4) to book the other spot in the final.

This is the first year that the tournament an ATP World Tour 250 event formerly known as the Memphis Open is being played in New York.

The New York Open a hard-court event offers $668 460 in prize money.

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