Rising Australian Aleksandar Vukic has surged into a career-first ATP Tour final, downing Frenchman Ugo Humbert to set up an Atlanta Open decider against formidable American Taylor Fritz.
Ranked a career-high No.82, Vukic continued his strong season as he rallied to down world No.38 Humbert 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 in his semi-final on Saturday.
Top seed Fritz earlier accounted for fellow American J.J. Wolf 6-3 7-5.
The 27-year-old Vukic's latest win followed defeats of top-40 players Yoshihito Nishioka and Christopher Eubanks earlier this week.
World No.9 Fritz looms a formidable hurdle standing in the way of a maiden ATP Tour level title for the Sydneysider.
The American has already won the Delray Beach tournament as the US hardcourt gets heats up and he is chasing a sixth ATP Tour title.
However Vukic has recent experience in title deciders to draw on, having reached three Challenger Tour finals in recent months, including a title triumph in Busan, South Korea in May.
He is already set to climb to No.61 in the world and could crack the top 50 with a victory in the final.