Fish ends Enqvist run
AFP, Stockholm
Fifth seed Mardy Fish will aim to net his first title from four finals this season after knocking three-time holder Thomas Enqvist out of the semifinals of the 650,000-euro (766,000-dollar) Stockholm Open in straight sets here on Saturday. The American won through 6-4, 7-5 and next meets Swedish teenager Robin Soderling, who is determined to bring an initial men's title of the season to his proud tennis nation after reaching his first career final 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/5) over Italian Davide Sanguinetti. "It would be great to win my first career title, to leave a city without losing," said Fish, who lost serve for the first time this week. "That would be something I'd never forget. "Serving big is always the key to my game, I like to try and end the points quickly. But if you'd told me I'd lose serve only once on the way to the title, I'd have asked where to sign up." Soderling, at 19, is one of the hopes for the future of the Swedish game. The teenager gave away a dozen years to Sanguinetti, a grey-streaked veteran whose play reminded Soderling of his father.
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