CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Lleyton Hewitt remains on course to win his 11th consecutive ATP final.

The top-seeded Australian fired 20 aces, converted 4-of-5 break-point chances and rallied to beat Chile's Fernando Gonzalez on Saturday night, 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-2, to reach the final of the $2.95 million Tennis Masters Series - Cincinnati.

In Sunday's title match, Hewitt encounters No. 16 Carlos Moya of Spain, who dropped just nine points on his serve earlier Saturday en route to a 6-3, 6-4 victory over fellow countryman and eighth seed Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Dating to January 2001, when he captured the Sydney hardcourt title, Hewitt has won 10 straight finals, including the Wimbledon title last month.

The 21-year-old displayed the grit that earned him those victories in Saturday's semifinal.

Gonzalez attempted to overpower the world No. 1 with the rocket-like forehand that help him upset No. 12 Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals.

After dropping the first-set tiebreak, Hewitt managed to save five break points in the second and broke Gonzalez's serve in the 11th game to take a 6-5 lead before serving out the set.

"He shows why he's No. 1," Gonzalez said. "I mean, in the tough moments, he plays good. ... With Lleyton, I attack him and the ball is coming always, always, always."

Hewitt broke his opponent's serve again in the opening game of the final set and then cruised to victory.

Hewitt may have established himself as the top hardcourt player in the world in Friday's quarterfinals.

He recorded five service breaks and battled for a 7-5, 6-3 victory over sixth seed Andre Agassi to reach the semifinals.

Hewitt and Agassi entered their quarterfinal with the best hardcourt records this year on the ATP Tour. But the world No. 1, who also beat Agassi in the San Jose hardcourt final in March, has taken both meetings in 2002.

The reigning U.S. Open champion, Hewitt has added four trophies to his career haul this year. In addition to San Jose, he took hardcourt title at the TMS event in Indian Wells and grasscourt crowns at the Queen's Club and Wimbledon.

Moya triumphed on Saturday in the first all-Spanish semifinal in the 103-year history of this event.

Moya beat Ferrero for just the second time in seven all-time meetings. His only other win came in their first career encounter at the 1999 Barcelona claycourt event.

In the first Tennis Masters Series semifinal on hard courts ever to feature a pair of Spaniards, Moya never was threatened on his serve and converted 2-of-3 break-point opportunities to get past Ferrero.

Moya took all 17 points when he approached the net, but his groundstrokes also were sound.

"My forehand is working really well lately," Moya said. "I tried to control the game with my forehand and I was lucky to hit many winners today."

Moya also became the first Spanish finalist at Cincinnati in 29 years. Manuel Orantes lost to Romania's Ilie Nastase in the 1973 final. No player from Spain has won the Cincinnati title in the 103-year history of the event.

The 25-year-old Moya reached his first Tennis Masters Series final since 1999 at Indian Wells. The former world No. 1 retired in the second round of the 1999 U.S. Open with a back injury, struggled with it throughout the 2000 season and finally believes he is back to full fitness.

"I came here and I was very confident," Moya said. "I won two tournaments in a row and I always feel very well here on hard court. I think my game turns out pretty well on this surface. I reached the final in Australia a few years ago, the semifinals at the U.S. Open and the final in the (Tennis Masters Cup)."

Moya already has claimed claycourt titles this year at Acapulco, Bastad and Umag.

Before coming to Cincinnati, the 22-year-old Ferrero had won this year's Tennis Masters Series event at Monte Carlo, defeating Moya in the claycourt final, and reached the final at Roland Garros.

But Ferrero, who is known as a claycourt specialist, can be pleased with his week, having reached the semifinal of a Tennis Masters Series hardcourt tournament for the first time in his career.

Moya will look to capture his second career Tennis Masters Series title after winning at Monte Carlo in 1998.

This year, Hewitt and Moya have met twice on clay in Monte Carlo and Rome and the Spaniard won both matches.

The top prize is $392,000.