Simon, Zverev reach Open de Moselle final

METZ, France (AP) -Eighth-seeded Gilles Simon of France beat No. 6 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to line up an Open de Moselle final against German qualifier Mischa Zverev.

Zverev advanced to his first career final when No. 4 Richard Gasquet of France withdrew because of a fever.

Simon broke Kohlschreiber three times to reach his first final since winning on hard courts at Bangkok last year for his sixth career title.

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Simon needed five sets to put away Kohlschreiber at the U.S. Open last month, but won this time without conceding a break chance in just 54 minutes.

The 23-year-old Zverev is the first qualifier to reach an ATP Tour final this season and the lowest-ranked finalist at 155.

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