Unseeded Benoit Paire will face off against World #4 Stanislas Wawrinka in the final of the Japan Open after surprising defending champion Kei Nishikori 1-6 6-4 6-2 in their Saturday semi-final clash.
Wawrinka, seeded #1 defeated Gilles Muller to reach his fourth final of the year.
Paire won his first ATP title in July on the clay courts of Bastad.
The players have met on 5 previous occasions with Wawrinka leading the Head to Head.
Overall Head to Head:
Wawrinka 4 Paire 1
Head to Head on Hard Courts:
Wawrinka 3 Paire 1
Fractional Betting Odds (Ladbrokes)
Wawrinka 1/14
Paire 13/2
Photos:
Wawrinka – Tatiana (Creative Commons)
Paire – Christian Mesiano (Creative Commons)
