Paris, Nov 4: Fourth-seeded David Ferrer survived an early onslaught from Michael Llodra to beat the Frenchman 7-5, 6-3 and set up a Paris Mastersfinal against Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz.
Ferrer, who has lost his previous three Masters finals, saved 10 break points in the first set - seven of those in his first two service games - as Llodra attacked aggressively and served confidently.
Llodra had not lost his serve before in the tournament, but was broken three times by Ferrer - the first time in the 12th game.
Llodra had lengthy massage on his lower back when trailing 3-0 in the second set.
Earlier, Janowicz became the first qualifier in eight years to reach the final in Paris after beatingGilles Simon of France 6-4, 7-5.
