Berdych reaches final of Japan Open

The Czech tennis player Tomáš Berdych has reached the final of the Japan Open in Tokyo. Berdych, seeded ninth in the tournament, beat second seed Andy Roddick of the United States 6-7 7-5 7-6 to set up a clash with the Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro on Sunday. It is the 23-year-old Czech’s second final on the ATP tour this year.

Meanwhile, Radek Štěpánek was defeated in the semi-finals of the Metz Open in France on Saturday. The Czech lost 3-6 4-6 to Dmitry Tursunov of Russia.