May 25, 2018
Thiem to take on Simon in Lyon Open final
Top-seeded Dominic Thiem will take on local favourite Gilles Simon in the final of the Lyon Open after winning two matches Friday. Thiem has won his past five matches against Simon and leads the Frenchman 6-2 in career meetings.
The Canadian Press
LYON, France — Top-seeded Dominic Thiem will take on local favourite Gilles Simon in the final of the Lyon Open after winning two matches Friday.
The eighth-ranked Austrian first needed 50 minutes to complete a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (0), 6-4 victory over Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez after their quarterfinal match was suspended by darkness at one set apiece on Thursday evening. Thiem then defeated Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in slightly under two hours.
Thiem has won his past five matches against Simon and leads the Frenchman 6-2 in career meetings.
Simon, who has a 5-1 record in clay-court finals, beat Cameron Norrie of Britain 6-1, 7-6 (6).