Verdasco will chase his sixth title against either Frenchman Richard Gasquet or Potito Starace of Italy.
Nice: Fernando Verdasco edged Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 7-6 (3), 7-5 on Friday to reach the final of the Open de Nice.
The second-seeded Spaniard created two break chances in the last game and converted his second match point when a backhand from Mayer went long.
In the opening set, Verdasco took Mayer's serve at 4-4 following an unforced error from the Argentine. Mayer slammed his racket to the ground in frustration but managed to break back in the next game to force a tie-breaker.
Verdasco took a 5-1 lead and won the first set when Mayer hit a backhand return long.
Verdasco will chase his sixth title against either Frenchman Richard Gasquet or Potito Starace of Italy.
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