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Montanes marches on

Celebrating win over Nicolas Almagro
Image: Montanes: knocked out the top seed in straight sets

Spaniard Albert Montanes upset top seed Juan Ignacio Chela to reach the final of the Bet-At-Home Cup in Kitzbuhel.

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Albert Montanes upset top seed Juan Ignacio Chela to reach the final of the Bet-At-Home Cup in Kitzbuhel. The Spaniard triumphed 6-2 7-5 after one hour and 32 minutes on court, although the semi-final tie was held up twice due to rain. Montanes recorded two breaks in a one-sided opening set but Chela put up more of a fight in the second, twice recovering from losing his own serve to get back on level terms. However the 31-year-old from Argentina couldn't battle back for a third time after being broken for a third time in the 11th game of the set. Next up for Montanes, who has a 5-4 record in ATP Tour finals but has not tasted success since last year's Mercedes Cup, will be Robin Haase. The Dutchman, who knocked out second seed Feliciano Lopez on Thursday, progressed to his first-ever final with a hard-fought 6-1 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 success over world number 110 Joao Souza.