New Zealand doubles player Artem Sitak has won through to his third ATP Tour doubles final of the year.
Sitak and his Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof have beaten Frenchman Jonathan Eysseric and England's Joe Sailsbury 7-5, 6-3 to reach the final in Estoril.
Sitak will be looking to emulate fellow Kiwi Michael Venus who won the same tournament last year.
Sitak and Koolhof will be chasing their first ATP doubles title together in what will be their 5th tour final as a team after joining forces after Wimbledon last year.
It's their third final of 2018 after defeats in New York and Sao Paulo. Sitak won his last of three tour titles with compatriot Marcus Daniell in 2016.
The semi-final was tight in the first set with Sitak and Koolhof taking their only break point chance and saving two break points against their serve.
It was a similar story in the second set with Sitak and Koolhof converting their only break point chance and serving superbly to complete the straight sets victory in one hour, 11 minutes.
"We both played really sharp today, didn't give them any looks on our serve and were aggressive on the returns. When we are both on, it's tough to beat us." Sitak said.
The win ensures Sitak will climb back into the top 50 in the ATP doubles rankings next week regardless of his result in the final.
Sitak and Koolhof are scheduled to play in an ATP Challenger tournament next week in Aix en Provence in France.
Sitak and Koolhof will face the British duo of Kyle Edmund and ex-Kiwi Cameron Norrie in the final on Monday morning (NZT)
Meanwhile, New Zealand number one Michael Venus and his South African partner Raven Klaasen have been drawn against the Spanish pair of Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez in the first round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid.
