Gilles Simon staged a dramatic comeback to knock out top seed and tournament-favourite Marin Cilic

Gilles Simon staged a dramatic comeback to knock out top seed and tournament-favourite Marin Cilic, making his first ATP World Tour final in more than two years at the Tata Open Maharashtra here yesterday

Gilles Simon

Gilles Simon staged a dramatic comeback to knock out top seed and tournament-favourite Marin Cilic, making his first ATP World Tour final in more than two years at the Tata Open Maharashtra here yesterday.

In a sensational turnaround, the unseeded Frenchman toppled the world number six from Croatia 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 in a gripping semi-final encounter.

The former world top-10 player, now placed a humble 89th, shrugged off the opening set debacle to stun Cilic, the 2017 Wimbledon finalist, in one hour and 51 minutes. He will now gun for his 13th ATP title, having played his last final in September 2015 when he lost to compatriot Jo-Wilfred Tsonga at home in Metz. Cilic was ruthless in the beginning but Simon effortlessly changed the complexion of the game. From nowhere, he seized the momentum to rattle Cilic.

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