Reynolds, Watt reach Challenger final

Finn Reynolds and James Watt (right) celebrate their semifinal win at the Jinan Challenger PHOTO: JAMES WATT INSTAGRAM

Canterbury's James Watt and Finn Reynolds from Hawke's Bay have reached their eighth ATP Challenger tournament final of the year, this time at Jinan, China.

It's also their third consecutive week of finals having won at Tiburon and been finalists in Las Vegas.

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The Kiwi duo defeated the second seeded pair of Blake Bayldon from Australia and the United States’ Nathaniel Lammons 6-4 6-4.

There was just one break of serve in each set, with Watt and Reynolds never giving their opponents an opportunity to break back, even though they only served one ace between them over the match.

In the final, Watt and Reynolds, who are the third seeds, will play against the top seeded Indian team of Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe.

By reaching the final Reynolds, 25 is likely to break the world's top 100 doubles rankings,

Watt who is also 25 will likely be at 103.

A win in the tournament will see them closer to the entry list for the Australian Open in January.