There was more disappointment for the home fans in Gstaad as Stanislas Wawrinka joined Roger Federer in making an early exit from the Suisse Open.
On Thursday Federer suffered his latest shock defeat against Daniel Brands in the second round while second seed Wawrinka retired in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Federer blamed his loss partly on his troublesome back, and a back problem was also reportedly Wawrinka's reason for pulling out while trailing Feliciano Lopez 6-4 2-6 4-3.
Fifth seed Lopez meets Dutchman Robin Haase in the last four after he defeated Marcel Granollers 7-5 in a deciding tie-break.
Upsetting Federer was as good as it got for Brands, the German losing 6-3 6-4 to Romania's Victor Hanescu on Friday, and he will take on Mikhail Youzhny next.
The Russian sixth seed saw off fourth seed Juan Monaco in a very tight match, saving three match points before clinching a 5-7 6-4 7-6 (9/7) victory.
Meanwhile, Britain's Jamie Murray will contest the doubles final with Australian partner John Peers after the pair defeated another Briton, Jamie Delgado, and Facundo Bagnis 6-1 6-4 on Friday.
Murray and Peers meet Spaniards Pablo Andujar and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in Sunday's decider.
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