Edberg Sets Up Ivanisevic Final

Stefan Edberg maintained his 100% record at the ATP Champions Tour event in Zurich to set up a mouth-watering final with fellow Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic.

Edberg walloped Henri Leconte 6-1, 6-4 and can't wait to get to grips with Ivanisevic, who beat him in the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1992. “It’s going to be a challenge tomorrow," said Edberg. "Goran looks more fit right now than he has done in a long time and he’s won all his matches pretty comfortably here. The way he’s playing this week it’s definitely going to be a challenge because he serves well and he moves well. I know I can beat him but I will have to be at the top of my game.”

Over the course of their careers, Edberg and Ivanisevic met 19 times. They retired with Ivanisevic leading their head-to-head 10-9.

“I have good and bad memories of matches against Goran," admitted Edberg. "The last time I played him was at an exhibition in Copenhagen two or three years ago and I actually won that one. But we played a lot on the Tour and it was always difficult because he is one of the most gifted servers of all time. With how he’s serving here he could easily be on the main Tour and doing a lot of damage because it can be unplayable. You definitely have to be patient against him and wait for your chances.”

Elsewhere, there was disappointment for John McEnroe and the crowds that flocked to see him at the BNP Paribas Zurich Open. The American, who thrilled spectators in his 13-11 Champions' Tie-Break loss to Edberg yesterday, was forced to retire after losing the first set 6-4 to Richard Krajicek. McEnroe was diagnosed with a groin strain.

“When I was practicing with one of the juniors earlier something happened, something popped in my groin muscle," said McEnroe. "I was running for a ball when I felt it go. It’s too bad because I felt like I played well this week and I could easily have been in the final if it had gone differently yesterday against Stefan. I tried to do everything I could to get ready for it today but I just feel bad because the crowd seemed really pumped up and I wanted to show them a good match again. I have to look at the bright side. I have generally been pretty lucky with injuries. Hopefully this one won’t be too serious.”

In the final match of the day, Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Michael Chang 6-4, 6-4 to register his most successful tournament performance since joining the ATP Champions Tour. The Russian, inspired by a live twitter chat session with fans earlier in the day, will now face Richard Krajicek in the 3rd/4th place play-off on Saturday.

After Zurich, the ATP Champions Tour will move on to Bogota, Colombia for the the city’s first ever ATP Champions Tour event, The Seguors Bolivar Tennis Champions (March 18-21). After that the Tour will arrive in Sao Paulo for the fourth annual Grand Champions Brazil.

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The BNP Paribas Zurich Open runs from the 9th to the 13th of March. For the very latest scores, follow us on twitter.