Simon routs Kohlschreiber in Metz

By foxsports
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Eighth-seeded Gilles Simon of France beat No. 6 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-2 Saturday to reach the Open de Moselle final.

Simon had eight aces and broke Kohlschreiber's serve three times to reach his first final since winning on hard courts at Bangkok last year for his sixth career title.

Simon served for the match and clinched the victory in 54 minutes on his first match point.

He will play the winner of Saturday's second semifinal between No. 4 Richard Gasquet of France and Mischa Zverev of Germany, who is bidding to reach his first career final.