Tennis: Troicki, Dimitrov in Sydney International final

Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov will play in the men's singles final of the Sydney International after defeating Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili and Gilles Muller from Luxembourg, respectively here on Friday.

Troicki, seeded third in the tournament, defeated Gabashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a semi-final lasting two hours, reports Efe.

Fourth seeded Bulgarian Dimitrov defeated Muller, winning 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a match of one hour and 45 minutes.

Troicki will try on Saturday to defend the title he won last year after beating Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2, 6-3.