Tennis-Qualifier Anderson beats Ginepri to reach Las Vegas final

LOS ANGELES, March 8 (Reuters) - South African qualifier Kevin Anderson defeated American wildcard Robby Ginepri 7-6 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the Las Vegas Open.

Anderson next meets fourth-seeded Argentine Guillermo Canas or unseeded American Sam Querrey.

The 21-year-old Anderson, ranked 175th in the world, took the opening set 7-4 on a tiebreak.

Although his first-serve percentage slipped in the second, he was broken only once as he clinched victory in one hour 28 minutes.

The 6-foot-7 (2.01-metre) Anderson, who won his first ATP match in Monday's opening round, has reached the final without losing a set.

"Each match I've felt I could compete and I've played my own game," Anderson told reporters. "I'm not trying to do anything special."

(Writing by Steve Ginsburg in Washington; Editing by Tony Jimenez)