Swiss Indoors Basel 2016: Saturday Tennis Scores, Results and Finals Schedule

Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic both had to come from a set down to book their respective places in the Swiss Indoors Basel 2016 final, seeing off the challenges of Gilles Muller and Mischa Zverev.

No. 3 seed Nishikori needed a second-set tiebreak to force his way back level with Muller in his semi-final, while Cilic also relied on late brilliance to turn his clash around.

Here’s a look at the full results from an eventful day of action in Basel, before looking ahead to Sunday’s final:

Nishikori came into Saturday’s semi-final having not dropped a set all tournament, and it looked for all the world as if he was to continue in that vain against Muller.

An early break put the Japanese star into a commanding lead, but two breaks in quick succession at the end of the opening set from Muller gave him a 6-4 triumph.

Nishikori was shell-shocked but managed to keep his composure in the second. And after saving two match points at 5-4 down, he took the game to a …

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