Milos Raonic, coming off his first grand slam semi-final at Wimbledon, and double-duty winner Vasek Pospisil will meet on Sunday in the first all-Canadian final in ATP history at the Washington Open.
Seventh-ranked Raonic, seeking his sixth career title and first since last year at Bangkok, fired 15 aces in downing US left-hander Donald Young 6-4 7-5 to reach his 11th ATP final, his first since falling to Juan Martin Del Potro last September at Tokyo.
Pospisil, who ousted Czech Tomas Berdych in the third round, rallied to dispatch French sixth seed Richard Gasquet 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-5 for his first win in five ATP semi-final appearances - and his second victory of the day.
Only five hours earlier, Pospisil finished the last set of a 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-4 quarter-final win over Colombian Santiago Giraldo that was halted Friday by rain.
In the companion WTA tournament, Japan's Kurumi Nara advanced to the women's final by outlasting New Zealand's Marina Erakovic 0-6 6-4 6-4.
She will face the winner of a later match between Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova and Ekaterina Makarova.
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