Gilles Simon: Frenchman has won 10 ATP Tour titles in his career - none on grass
Gilles Simon reached his first final of the year at AEGON International in Eastbourne.
The
Frenchman, ranked 17 in the world, saw off Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-4
6-3 in his semi-final at the Devonshire Park grasscourt tournament.Second seed Simon will face Spain's Feliciano Lopez for the title on Saturday.
Lopez had earlier earned a 7-6 (7/3) 6-1 win against Croat Ivan Dodig in his semi-final.
Simon won in straight sets the only time the pair have previously met, on a hardcourt in Rotterdam in 2008. Neither player has won a title on grass before.
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