Bernard Tomic will face Austrian teenager Dominic Thiem in the final of the Mexico Open in Acapulco. Tomic battled his was to a 1-6 6-4 6-3 victory over Alexandr Dolgopolov to reach a fifth ATP Tour final and first since winning in Bogota last year.The Australian was up against it early on having dropped serve three times to see Dolgopolov take the first set but Tomic appears a more concentrated individual this season having made the semi-final in Brisbane, reached the last 16 of the Australian Open and two other ATP quarter-finals. Mexico Open - Route to the Final Bernard Tomic Dominic Thiem Rajeev Ram R1 Damir Dzumhur Adrian Mannarino R2 Dimitry Tursunov Illya Marchenko QF Grigor Dimitrov Alexandr Dolgopolov SF Sam Querrey The fifth seed bounced back impressively to take the next two sets in relatively comfortable fashion and move into the first ATP 500 final of his career and he will be hopeful of success having won three of his previous four finals.I am very happy to be in the final now, said Tomic said. He is very tough. You just have to stay with him in the match. His level of play was too good in the first set. So I knew I had to stay with him and take advantage of my opportunities.Up next for Tomic will be 22-year-old Thiem who will be gunning for a second title of the year - only world No 1 Novak Djokovic and Roberto Bautista Agut have claimed an ATP double this season. Dominic Thiem is hoping for a second title of the season after beating Sam Querrey Thiem, a winner in Argentina earlier this month, is up to a career high of 15 in the world rankings and cruised past Sam Querrey 6-2 6-2 in the other semi-final.Top two seeds David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori were both ousted in the early stages of the event while third seed Marin Cilic was beaten in the first round, leaving Tomic and Thiem as the highest ranked players in the tournament from the quarter-final stage. They will contest the final in what will be their first ever meeting.You can see full coverage of the final in Acapulco on Saturday night, from 3am on Sky Sports 3. Also See: Sign in to watch live from 3am ATP Tour latest scores Tennis on Sky Get a NOW TV pass http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Hoodie/ . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Morgan-Burnett-Jersey/ . Dusautoir, the former World Player of the Year, sustained a torn bicep playing for Toulouse in the Heineken Cup on Saturday. The flanker, who has played 65 times for France, is expected to be out for up to four months. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Jake-Ryan-Jersey/ . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Reggie-White-Jersey/ . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Ladarius-Gunter-Jersey/ . Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. American Matt Kuchar, ahead by two strokes with four to play and even with Scott with one to go, double-bogeyed the 18th after taking two shots to get out of a bunker. HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Jimmie Johnson attempts a drive into NASCAR history.Kyle Busch would love to spoil Johnsons record run with a racing milestone of his own and win back-to-back Sprint Cup championships.Joey Logano and Carl Edwards just want to join the championship club.The four finalists have raced each other for 35 weeks -- and rode bikes, played video games and shared laughs in the lead-up to the finale Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.The top finisher among the four contenders will be the NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. Under the one-race elimination format, Kevin Harvick in 2014 and Busch in 2015 both won the finale to take the title.Johnson, one of NASCARs greats, would stamp himself in the record book with a record-tying seventh championship. Johnson would match Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty as the only drivers with seven Cup championships.I know that Im as close to this opportunity as Ive ever been, but Im not climbing in that car Sunday saying, `Ive got to win seven, Johnson said. Im saying, `Ive got to win a championship.Johnson, Busch, Logano or Edwards could leave Florida a champion.Tony Stewart is simply ready to walk away.Stewart, the three-time Cup champion, ends of one racings great careers when he retires following an almost two-decade NASCAR stint.There hasnt been any part of my career that I didnt enjoy, Stewart said.Here are some other items of note for Sundays race:SPONSOR DISCONNECTThe championship is decided on the Sprint stage for the final time.Sprint disconnected with NASCAR, ending its title sponsorship of the top series following this season. NASCAR heads into the offseason without a sponsor announcement, a troubling sign for the series already faced with dwindling attendance and sagging TV ratings.Sprints exit means NASCAR will enter a new entitlement agreement for just the fourth time since 1971, when RJ Reynolds began its 33-year sponsorship of the top series through its Winston brand. RJR pulled out after the 2003 season and Nextel stepped in until Sprints corporate merger.If you look at whats going on in the NFL and the viewership, all the sponsors watch that, team owner Rick Hendrick said.dddddddddddd The good news is we have not slipped as much as some of the other folks.FORD, FIRST?Logano is trying to become the first Ford driver to win the championship since Kurt Busch in 2004.Theres a heck of an investment we all make in this sport, said Dave Pericak, director of Ford Performance. We wouldnt be doing that if we werent getting a return on our investment.Stewart-Haas Racing will field Fords next season, ending an eight-year run with Chevrolet.Weve been so proud of what weve accomplished, not to mention an incredible run with Tony Stewart, said Jim Campbell, VP of performance vehicles and motorsports for GM.BYE BYE, BOWYERClint Bowyer finishes the worst season of his 11-year career in his lone season at HScott Motorsports.Bowyer drove a stop-gap season at HSM before he takes Stewarts ride in the 14 in 2017. Bowyer had vowed to reshape to team and leave it as winning organization. Bowyer failed to post a top-finish for the first time and trudges into the finale 27th in the standings.Homestead also could mark the final race for HSM, which fielded cars for Bowyer and Michael Annett this season. Annett failed to record a top 10, is 36th in the standings and has been shifted to the second-tier Xfinity Series for 2017.Without a driver, team owner Harry Scott could shutter HSM and sell its charter.Harry is considering a number of options for 2017. He has not made a final decision yet but will do so in the coming weeks, the team said Saturday.OUTTA HEREBrian Scott makes the final start of his 52-race career following his retirement announcement. Team owner Richard Petty said he was still looking for a driver in the No. 44 Ford next season. ... Tommy Baldwin Racing sold its charter this week and faces an uncertain future. 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