MEMPHIS, Tenn. —Andy Roddick survived to beat Xavier Malisse in three sets, while James Blake upset Jan-Michael Gambill in straight sets Saturday to set up a rare all-American final in the Kroger St. Jude tournament.

It will be only the 11th all-American final since 1997 and just the third not to include either Andre Agassi or Pete Sampras.

"I don't think we needed a final to show there's some good young American players coming up," Roddick said. "But anytime there's two Americans in a final, I'm all for it."

The 19-year-old Roddick and Blake, 22, have been two of the more successful players on the ATP tour in recent months.

Roddick beat Malisse 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3 to earn a shot at a fourth ATP title since last April.

Blake earned his first-ever ATP final by beating the third-seeded Gambill 6-4, 7-6 (8). His run this week should help him become the first black to crack the top 50 since Mal Washington in 1997.

The women's final Saturday night also featured two Americans with No. 2 Lisa Raymond playing third-seeded Alexandra Stevenson.

DUBAI OPEN: At Dubai, United Arab Emirates, third-seeded Amelie Mauresmo beat fellow Frenchwoman Sandrine Testud 6-4, 7-6 (3) Saturday to win the $585,000 Dubai Open.

Testud upset Venus Williams in the semifinals Friday.

COPA AT&T: At Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nicolas Massu beat Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (2), 6-2 Saturday to advance to the finals of the $425,000 Copa AT&T tournament.

Massu will face Agustin Calleri, who beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4, 6-4. The winner Sunday will collect $55,000.

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COPA COLSANITAS: At Bogata, Colombia, Fabiola Zuluaga beat top-seeded Cristina Torrens-Valero 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the final of the Copa Colsanitas.

She will meet Slovene Katarina Srebotnik in Sunday's final. Srebotnik rallied from a set down to beat Catalina Castano 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.

ABN AMRO: At Rotterdam, Netherlands, Tim Henman defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-5, 6-4 Saturday and will meet Nicolas Escude in the final of the indoor ABN Amro tournament.

Defending champion Escude advanced to the final by eliminating fourth-seeded Sebastien Grosjean in a battle of Frenchmen, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5.

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