Journeymen Jarkko Nieminen and Julien Benneteau earned themselves a rare ATP title shot at the Sydney International after beating higher ranked semi-final opponents on Friday. Finland's Nieminen, 30, needed a marathon 26-point tiebreaker before prevailing over Uzbekistan's 67th-ranked Denis Istomin 7-6 (14/12), 6-3 in 1hr 44min to reach his 12th career ATP final on Saturday.