Defending champion Ivan Ljubicic used his strong serve to beat sixth-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain 6-3, 7-6 (4) Saturday and reach the final of the Open Sud de France. The fourth-seeded Croat sealed the win with his 18th ace of the match and never faced a break point. He won every point on his serve in the tiebreaker. "I was able to play aggressive the way I wanted and everything went pretty good," said Ljubicic, the winner last year when the tournament was held in Lyon. He admitted being tired before the match. "That's why I kept the points very short, I went for winners," he said. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5743707
