Johannesburg: Japanese ace Kei Nishikori, who is playing for the first time in clay, will meet Colombian player Santiago Giraldo in the finals of then Barcelona Open following their respective semi-final victories on Saturday.

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Nishikori, playing for the first time on clay under new coach and former French Open champion Michael Chang, continued his fine form this season with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Latvian Ernests Gulbis.According to Sport24, Giraldo beat eight-time Barcelona champion Rafael Nadal's conqueror Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-3 to reach just his second ever ATP final in an hour and 26 minutes.Although Almagro had described his win over Nadal, an eight-time champion in Barcelona, on Friday as possibly a turning point in his career, he was unable to find the same form against the world number 65 and fell due to a slew of missed opportunities, the report added.