CHENNAI, India -- Stanislas Wawrinka and Edouard Roger-Vasselin registered
hard-fought wins to set up the final of the Chennai Open on Saturday.
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Wawrinka saw a resurgent Vasek Pospisil of Canada concede their semifinal at
6-4, 5-5 due to a back strain while Frenchman Roger-Vasselin sweated it out
against Spanish player Marcel Granollers for a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory. The
eighth-ranked Wawrinka was surprised when Pospisil, the fifth seed from
Vancouver, withdrew just after he had struck rhythm following some unforced
errors at crucial junctures. Wawrinka, the only top-10 player in the fray, won
the first set as he went a break up in the fifth game when Pospisil made two
errors and double-faulted two times. The script seemed to be following similar
lines in the second set as the Swiss managed a break in the seventh game with
Pospisil double-faulting twice. But Pospisil broke back for 4-4 but lasted only
a few more points. "It was a really tough match and I felt sorry for him because
he was playing very well," Wawrinka said. "My focus is to be aggressive. Im
playing my best tennis since last year and I think itll be a good final against
Edouard, who is a good friend." Wawrinka and Roger-Vasselin are 1-1 from
previous matchups. Wawrinka will be playing for his fifth ATP title, and second
in Chennai after victory in 2012. Seventh-seeded Roger-Vasselin seeks his maiden
ATP title. In his semi, Roger-Vasselin made the only break of the first set in
the sixth game and faced stiff resistance thereafter. Granollers went a break up
in the third game of the second set and held on, and the decider was also tight.
Granollers broke in the first game but failed to hold his serve in the fourth
after warding off four break points. Roger-Vasselin seized the initiative with
some surprise forays to the net, breaking serve in the sixth game to go 4-2 up
in what was to be a decisive lead. Roger-Vasselin expressed relief after the
two-hour encounter against his sixth-seeded opponent. "Its great to make the
final," he said. "It was a long, tough match both mentally and physically. Im
relieved to have won. Its been a great start to 2014."
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JOSE, Calif. -- Tomas Hertl found a reason to keep on smiling. Hertl scored his
first two NHL goals and the San Jose Sharks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 on
Saturday night. "I dont know, its crazy and to win, Im very happy," said the
19-year-old Hertl said. Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture also scored for the
Sharks, who were able to convert two power plays after not scoring on the man
advantage against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. "I think its great, you can
see how hes having fun with it and hes smiling so much," Marleau said of Hertl.
"He brings a lot of energy to us and its fun to see." Oliver Ekman-Larsson
scored for the Coyotes, who won their opener at home on Thursday. "We stopped
making plays and we couldnt get out of our own zone," Coyotes captain Shane Doan
said. "Their forwards were too quick and we stopped playing hockey. We have to
be better than that. We let them have the extra opportunities a lot."
Antti Niemi stopped 22 shots for the victory. Mike Smith made 47 saves for
Phoenix. "The score would have been a lot worse if he didnt play like that,"
Phoenix coach Dave Tippett said. Smith allowed all three goals in the first 13
minutes before blanking the Sharks the rest of the way. "When you give up 50
shots youre going to be hard pressed to win a game on any given night," Smith
said. "I kept telling myself to make as many saves as I could because I felt we
were coming back." Hertl scored his first goal 46 seconds into the game,
backhanding the puck through Smiths legs after being set up in front of the net
by Marc-Edouard p;Vlasic.
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up 50 shots you get rewarded," Vlasic said. "Its good to beat that team, theyre
tough." Hertl, who had an assist in the season opener, chest-bumped the glass to
celebrate before he was joined by his teammates. The Sharks made it 2-0 at 7:23
of the first period with their first power-play goal. Hertl redirected
Matt Irwins shot past Smith. Tyler Kennedy set up the score when he won the
faceoff and Brent Burns kept it alive. "He had his number," Sharks captain
Joe Thornton said. "The first one was beautiful and the second one he was in the
right position. Another good game for Tomas. You know hes a world-class
goaltender and you have to make your shots count." Marleau scored his second
goal of the season, also on the power play, at 12:30 of the first. Joe Pavelskis
shot bounced off Smiths pad and Vlasic was in position to give Marleau an open
net. Phoenix scored at 16:47 of the second period. Ekman-Larsson picked up the
puck from Zbynek Michalek in his own zone and carried it all the way, taking a
quick shot from the right that glanced into the net off Niemis right glove.
Couture added an empty-net goal in the final 25 seconds. The Sharks have beaten
Phoenix in 10 of the past 12 meetings in San Jose. NOTES: The Coyotes, who play
six of their first eight games on the road, head to the East Coast to play four
games over the next week. ... Phoenix backup goalie Thomas Greiss, who played
with the Sharks last year, received a warm reception from the crowd when he was
shown on the big screen. ... The Sharks outshot Phoenix 18-8 in the first
period.
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