DELRAY BEACH (Florida): Peter Gojowczyk of Germany has beaten the last eight American opponents he`s faced in ATP tour-level matches and will have a chance to defeat another when he faces Frances Tiafoe in the Delray Beach Open final.

The 91st-ranked Tiafoe, a wild-card recipient this week, journeyed to his first career ATP final by ousting Denis Shapovalov of Canada 7-5, 6-4 in his first career ATP semi-final on Saturday night.

Earlier, the 64th-ranked Gojowczyk defeated American Steve Johnson 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.

Tiafoe`s semi-final victory came hours after he finished off eighth-seeded South Korean Chung Hyeon 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in a quarter-final halted by rain the night before.-Agencies