Xavier Malisse of Belgium cruised into his third straight Delray Beach International final when he routed Vince Spadea of the US 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday.
"I did feel unbelievable," Malisse said. "I just felt good."
"I struck the ball well from the first point. I got off to a perfect start," he said.
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In his fifth final in Delray Beach, Malisse will face top-seeded James Blake, a 6-3, 7-6 (7) winner over fourth-seeded Benjamin Becker of Germany.
Malisse won in 2005 for his first ATP title and was runner-up last year to Tommy Haas, who fell to Spadea in the quarter-finals.
Third-seeded Malisse broke Spadea six times to finish off their semi-final in just over an hour.
Malisse came into the match with a 4-0 record over the eighth-seeded US player, including a victory in the 2005 Delray Beach semi-finals.
Malisse raced to 5-1 leads in both sets.
"I just got outplayed," Spadea said.
Malisse and Blake will seek their second titles this year.
Last month, Malisse won his second career title in Chennai, India, while Blake successfully defended his Sydney title, the 10th of his career.
Blake has beaten Malisse in their two previous encounters.
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