Dec 08: Czech Petr Korda cruised to a comfortable 6-4 6-3 win over Henri Leconte to reach the final of the Honda Challenge for the second successive year. The former world number two and Australian Open champion, who was beaten by Guy Forget in last year's final, needed only two breaks to secure the win.

"Get back on the regular tour, we don't need you here," shouted Leconte after Korda moved into a 1-0 second set lead.
"It would be nice to win tomorrow because it hurt last year to lose," said Korda. "I wanted to win badly because this is special." Bureau Report