Andrey Rublev is into his third Hamburg Open final after a straight-sets victory over Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime on Friday.
The Russian, who lost in 2019 but won the tournament a year later, won 6-1, 6-4 against his 30th-ranked opponent.
Rublev, the third seed, will meet Italy's Flavio Cobolli in the final on Saturday.
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The world number 17 was broken just once, winning in an hour and 24 minutes against the sixth-seeded Canadian.
In the second set, Rublev broke his opponent's serve at 4-4 and won the match on his own serve.
Rublev will be a heavy favourite against Cobolli, who came from a set down to beat Argentine Tomas Etcheverry earlier on Friday. Cobolli, ranked 35th in the world, won 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.
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The Italian, ranked 35th in the world, looked out on his feet early, with Etcheverry breaking his opponent twice to take the opening set in 46 minutes.
The 23-year-old was calm and controlled in the final set, breaking his 55th-ranked opponent in the ninth game to grab hold of the match.
Cobolli had never before beaten his Argentinian opponent in four meetings before Friday's clash, including two on clay.