NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — American Mardy Fish has advanced to the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships final by beating Richard Bloomfield of Great Britain 7-6 (5), 6-4 Saturday.
The fifth-seeded Fish will play in his second ATP final of the season. He lost to Sam Querrey at Queen’s Club last month. Fish was ranked 79th entering the week.
Bloomfield, ranked 552nd, faulted on eight of nine serves when he was broken in the ninth game of the second set. Fish closed it out at love in the final game.
Fish held serve at love four of five games in the second set.
The Briton’s first-round victory over Christophe Rochus of Belgium was being reviewed by tennis officials after online gambling exchange Betfair reported that the match attracted unusual action.
