Simon, Troicki win Bangkok semifinals
October 3, 2009
Gilles Simon of France and Serbia’s Viktor Troicki advanced to Sunday’s title match at the Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok.
Simon, the second seed, downed Austria’s Jurgen Melzer 6-4, 7-6 (7-3). The fourth-seeded Troicki knocked off top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the defending champion, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, spoiling a potential all-French final.
It was a great turnaround,
Troicki, a non-title winner, said on the Association of Tennis Professionals Web site. I took my chances to eventually win the match. It is a huge match for me, appearing in my second final. I’ll definitely give it my best shot to win my first title.
The Simon-Troicki winner receives $100,100.
Simon has won their previous two meetings.
Source: upi