Salifu, Clarke to clash in final

Second seed Peter Clarke of Ireland stayed on course for his third successive title when he defeated Indonesian Prima Simatiaji to enter the final of the ONGC-ITF Satellite Masters tennis tournament in Dehra Dun on Thursday.

Clarke, who has already pocketed the circuit crown after crossing the quarter-final hurdle on Thursday, got the better of the Indonesian Davis Cupper 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.

He will now face Ghana's Salifu Mohammad, who did not have to sweat much as his opponent Vishal Uppal retired after losing the first set.

Salifu, who accounted for top seed Rohan Bopanna in the second round, had taken the first set 6-3 when Uppal decided to concede the match due to an ankle injury.