Richard Gasquet advances to final of Rogers Cup with win over John Isner

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Richard Gasquet of France returns the ball against John Isner of the United States during semi final Rogers Cup tennis action in Toronto on Saturday, August 11, 2012. Gasquet defeated Isner to advance to the finals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

TORONTO – Richard Gasquet has advanced to the final of the Rogers Cup men’s tennis tournament.

The No. 14 seed from France eliminated eighth-seeded American John Isner 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Saturday in one hour 20 minutes under cloudy skies at centre court.

Gasquet, ranked 21st in the world, will await the winner of the all-Serbian semifinal between Novak Djokovic and Jarko Tipsarevic.

Isner, making his debut at the Toronto tournament, advanced to the semifinals by ousting Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont.

There are no Canadians left on the men’s side. Top-ranked doubles specialist Daniel Nestor of Toronto and partner Max Mirnyi of Belarus lost their quarter-final match 6-4, 6-4 to Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez on Saturday.

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