Lukas Rosol beats 3-time champion Gilles Simon to reach 1st career final in Bucharest
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic ousted three-time champion Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday to reach his first career final at the BRD Tiriac Nastase.
Rosol will face fellow unseeded player Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain, who beat 2011 winner Florian Mayer 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Rosol stunned Rafael Nadal in the second round of Wimbledon last year but has struggled to live up to expectations since then.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Czech saved all eight break points he faced to end Simon's 16-match winning streak at the clay-court event.