Unseeded Sam Querrey failed in his bid to regain the Queen's Club title he won in 2010 when he was defeated 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 by sixth-seeded Marin Cilic in the semifinals yesterday.

Cilic will play David Nalbandian of Argentina who defeated Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Queen's Club final.

Nalbandian will be looking for his first title since winning in Washington nearly two years ago.

Playing in windy conditions, the American failed to win any of the nine break points in the 20-minute third game and was broken at love to leave Cilic serving for the opening set at 5-3.

After an early exchange of breaks in the second set, Querrey broke his Croatian opponent to lead 5-3 with a backhand volley and served out the set.

Cilic broke to lead 2-0 in the final set after Querrey stumbled to give his opponent break point and then double-faulted.

Querrey recovered the break at 4-2 but gave up his serve again in the next game by netting a backhand.