Third seed Pablo Cuevas earned a place in the final of the German Open with a solid (3) 7-5, 6-3 win over Argentina's Renzo Olivo in Hamburg on Saturday. He will face Martin Klizan after his 6-3, 6-4 semi-final victory over Frenchman Stephane Robert,

Third seed Pablo Cuevas faced Renzo Olivo in their German Open semi-final in Hamburg on Saturday.

Cuevas, who reached his first grass-court final last month in Nottingham, faced little difficulty as he picked up the first set 7-5.

The Uruguayan saved six break points he faced and converted two of nine opportunities on Olivo's serve, as he took the second set 6-3 and the match, after one hour and 41 minutes. to book a place in Sunday's final.

30-year-old Cuevas will play Martin Klizan, as he seeks to win his third title of the season

Klizan took the first set 6-3 against Frenchman Stephane Robert, but found himself 1-4 down in the second before launching a fighht back.

Klizan reeled off the final five games of the match to seal the set 6-4.

47th ranked Klizan is bidding to win his second title of the season after winning his first ATP World Tour 500 tournament in Rotterdam in February.