Mardy Fish has defeated Andy Roddick 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 to reach the Cincinnati final, coming from 5-2 down in the second set to win.

There were two rain breaks during the match. Roddick had the benefit of the first, immediately breaking Fish at 5-4 to win the first set and go up 5-2 before play stopped again. When the two returned, Fish dominated the rest of the encounter, dropping just two more games.