METZ, France (AP)—Eighth-seeded Gilles Simon of France beat No. 6 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-2 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.
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.