Intro:

All-Brazilian final set up after men's semis at the FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) Beach Volleyball World Tour's Prague Open on Saturday.

Script:

Olympic champions Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser had not lost a set all week at the Prague Open.

So pressure was on the Americans as they headed into their semi-final against former Olympic champion Ricardo Santos and Pedro Cunha.

It was the third match of the day for the Brazilians after they progressed as lucky losers.

But they showed no signs of fatigue in a pulsating first set, clinching it 21-17.

The second set was also a thriller.

Once against it was Ricardo and Cunha who had the edge over the slightly below par Americans, booking their final berth by taking the second set 21-19.

Their opponents in Sunday's decider were sure to be Brazilian - it was just a question of who.

Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego take on Pedro Solberg and Marcio Araujo in the second semi.

Alison and Emanuel cruised to a 21-14 victory in the first set before Pedro and Marcio found their touch, levelling the match with a 22-20 second-set win.

But Alison and Emanuel were back on top in the decider, taking it 15-12 to progress to their first final of the season.