Frenchman Ugo Humbert, 18th in the world, beat world No.4 Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final of the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai on Friday and will face Kazakh Alexander Bublik to try to win a 7th title on the circuit.
Humbert continues his good start to the season after his victory at the ATP 250 tournament in Marseille at the beginning of February.
He impressed again to get rid of the Russian, semi-finalist at the last Australian Open, 7-5, 6-3.
The 25-year-old Mosellan qualifies for the sixth final of his career, having won each time he has reached this stage of the competition in an ATP tournament.
After Hubert Hurkacz (world No.8) in the quarter-final, the French No.1 dominates another member of the Top 10 and will face an a priori more affordable opponent in the final, the Kazakh Alexander Bublik, 23rd.