Moscow favourites make untroubled progress
MIKHAIL YOUZHNY is 1-2 to win a first Kremlin Cup title after thrashing qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin in Moscow on Saturday.
The Russian assumed favouritism for the tournament when Nikolay Davcydenko was beaten in the first round and he has looked every inch the champion-in-waiting since the top seed's exit.
Kukushkin, playing in his firstATP semi-final, looked totally out of his depth against the former top-ten player and after being broken in his first service game lasted little over an hour before succumbing 6-2 6-1.
Tipsarevic was equally impressive in his semi-final, coasting past Illya Marchenko 6-1 6-4, and will have his followers in Sunday's final at 6-4.
The Serb leads Youzhny 2-0 head-to-head and has looked in decent nick all week.
In the women's event Francesca Schiavone will play Olga Govortsova after a pair of equally one-sided semi-finals.
