PARIS, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Third-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia reached the final of the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament in Monaco, beating Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland from one set down 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday.

    The Serb, a French Open semifinalist the past two years, will next meet the winner between four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal and the fourth-seeded Andy Murray.

    After trailing 2-0 in the decider, Djokovic won the next four games and closed out the match on his third match point with a forehand winner.

    Wawrinka has thus lost six of his eight meetings with Djokovic, including the last five.

    Djokovic looked shaky in the first set, making only 43 percent of his first serves while Wawrinka broke him in the ninth game.

    But Djokovic raised his game in the second set, making only five unforced errors and pinning Wawrinka back with his booming forehands.