Baghdatis, Simon in Open 13 final

MARSEILLES, France, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Marcos Baghdatis beat Jarkko Nieminen Saturday in the semifinals at the Open 13 in Marseilles France, and will meet Frenchman Gilles Simon in the final.

The seventh-seeded Baghdatis lost the first set, but came back to beat Nieminen, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Simon beat Swede Robin Soderling, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), in the other semifinal.

Baghdatis won in Zagreb just two weeks ago and is currently on a nine-match winning streak.