Paris, June 06: Juan Carlos Ferrero, the third seed, defeated defending champion Albert Costa, seeded ninth, 6-3 7-6 (7/5) 6-4 in 2 hr 44 min to reach his second straight French Open men's singles final today. The 23-year-old Ferrero avenged last year's trophy loss to fellow Spaniard Costa and next meets Nartin Verkerk, the first ever Dutchman to make the final, here on Sunday. Bureau Report