Anders Jarryd is one win away from successfully defending his title at the BlackRock Tour of Champions event in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Swede will meet Britain’s Jeremy Bates in Sunday’s final.

Jarryd, who earlier saw off Pat Cash and Chris Wilkinson, defeated Henri Leconte 6-3, 6-4 to maintain his 100% record in this year’s event.

His final opponent Bates will face a late fitness test after pulling up with knee pain during his 7-6, 4-6, 10-4 (Champions’ Tie-Break) loss to John McEnroe.

McEnroe was the unluckiest man in Belfast, winning his second match out of three round-robin encounters but still failing to qualify for the final day.

“It’s a shame that I’m not in the final because I felt like I played the best I’ve played all week today,” said McEnroe.

“I was just starting to find my rhythm, but I came out flat in my match on day one against Mikael Pernfors and paid the price.”

In the third/fourth place play-off, Pernfors will take on Chris Wilkinson, who scraped past Pat Cash on Saturday. Pernfors beat Bjorn Borg 7-6, 6-3.

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