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Brazil final for Lorenzi as Haas withdraws

Unseeded Italian Paulo Lorenzi reached the final of the Brazil Open on Saturday after German top seed Tommy Haas retired with a shoulder problem.

Unseeded Italian Paulo Lorenzi reached the final of the Brazil Open on Saturday after German top seed Tommy Haas retired with a shoulder problem.
Haas withdrew after conceding the opening set 6-3, then going behind 3-2 in the second after an hour on court to give 114th-ranked Lorenzi, 32, free passage into Sunday`s trophy match. In what will be his first Tour final Lorenzi, who beat fourth seed Juan Monaco in the quarters, will face Argentinian Federico Del Bonis, who beat home favorite Thomaz Bellucci 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4. "Shoulder problems went worse during the match," Haas posted to his Facebook page.