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Patna : Top seed & World No 3 Daniil Medvedev, 25, Russia, will face World No 93 Pierre-Huegues Herbert, 29, France, in the final of ATP Open 13 Provence at Marseille, France, on March 14, 2021.
Australian Open 2021 finalist Daniil Medvedev reached the final after his semi-finals opponent & World No 287 Matthew Ebden, 33, Australia, a qualifier, retired in second set trailing 4-6, 0-3.
Herbert beat compatriot & World No 31 Ugo Humbert, 22, in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 in 65 minutes in semi-finals winning 3 break points and 5 games in a row during the match. Herbert fired 9 Aces to just 1 by Humbert. Herbert, in all, won 62 points to 39 by Humbert.