Defending champion Richard Gasquet remains on course to defend his Open Sud de France title after rallying to beat Dustin Brown of Germany 1-6 6-4 6-3.
The victory sets up an all-French final against veteran Paul-Henri Mathieu, who earlier defeated German teenager Alexander Zverev 7-6 (11) 7-5 in a hard-fought match.
Mathieu, who won the last of his four career titles in 2007, had nine aces and withstood 15 from the 18-year-old Zverev, who beat US Open champion Marin Cilic in the second round.
The top-seeded Gasquet, ranked 10th, bids for his 13th career title.
He was in deep trouble but fought back from 3-0 down in the second set as Brown, who fired 17 aces in the match, started to get more nervous approaching victory.
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