( CNN ) -- Fernando Verdasco denied fellow Spaniard David Ferrer a third successive final appearance at the Barcelona Open after coming from behind to win a tense last-four clash on Saturday . Fifth seed Verdasco , the losing finalist last weekend in Monte Carlo , triumphed 6-7 ( 3-7 ) 7-5 6-1 to set up a title showdown with second seed Robin Soderling on Sunday . Verdasco was a break down as he trailed 4-3 in the second set , but battled back to win in more than two and half hours in the claycourt event . Ferrer had been hoping to make up for his past two final defeats against Rafael Nadal , who opted to rest this week after crushing Verdasco to win a record-equaling sixth title in Monte Carlo , but the eighth seed was soon 5-0 down in the decider . Verdasco is through to his third final this year , having won the SAP Open tournament in San Jose in February . The 26-year-old has won only once in five meetings with Soderling , who crushed young Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker 6-1 6-4 in Saturday 's second semifinal . The Swede needed just one hour and 16 minutes to end the challenge of the 21-year-old , who fought back to make the scoreline respectable after trailing 4-0 in the second set . De Bakker , who has risen to a career-high 67th in the world rankings this month , upset third seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals to follow up his earlier win over clay specialist and former world No . 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero .
Fernando Verdasco reaches second final in a week with victory at Barcelona Open . Verdasco denies compatriot David Ferrer Fifth successive final outing in Spanish event . second seed comes from behind to triumph 7 -7 ( 3-7 ) 6 -5 6-1 in Saturday 's third semifinal . He will face second seed Robin Soderling in final after Swede crushed Thiemo de Bakker .