Blake to face Stepanek at Countrywide finals

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07/22/2007 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second seed American James Blake and Radek Stepanek both won their semifinal matches to advance to the finals at the Countrywide Classic on Saturday.

Blake played the first match of the day and bounced back from a second set loss to knock out seventh-seeded South Korean Hyung-Taik Lee 6-3, 4-6, 3-6. Blake had 10 aces to help him advance.

Blake had knocked out countryman Vincent Spadea on Friday while Lee stunned former No. 1 and third-seeded Marat Safin on Friday to reach the semifinals.

Stepanek, of the Czech Republic, moved into Sunday's final after German wildcard Nicolas Kiefer withdrew before their match because of a knee injury.

Stepanek, a former No. 8, has yet to lose at set in this tournament.

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