Florence

Wolf Powers Into Florence Final

American J.J. Wolf has charged into his first ATP Tour final after a power-hitting 6-4 6-4 win over Swedish qualifier Mikael Ymer at the UniCredit Firenze Open in Florence.

Rising to a career-best No. 56 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, the 23-year-old will play the winner of top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and third-seeded home favourite Lorenzo Musetti.

tomorrow as I haven't been in a final before. I'm just going to keep working on the things I've been working on and not worry about the result."

"I definitely had to keep my nerve and wait for my chance," Wolf said. "He's sneaky aggressive and can turn defense into offense in a second. I'm not sure what to expect

Wolf, who upset fourth-seeded countryman Maxime Cressy in the second round and seventh seed Alexander Bublik in the quarter-finals, improved to 16-16 on the year.

Wolf began the year at No. 174 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. He has now climbed more than 100 places this season. 

Did You Know?
With Sebastian Korda and J.J. Wolf winning their respective semi-finals in Gijon and Florence Saturday, the United States has produced 10 different finalists on the ATP Tour this season: Cressy, Fritz, Opelka (3 finals), Brooksby, Tiafoe (2 finals), Giron, Isner, Nakashima, Korda, Wolf.