By Chris Oddo | Saturday, February 7th, 2015

 

Richard Gasquet will bid for a third Open Sud de France title when he meets Jerzy Janowicz in Sunday's final.

Photo Source: Open Sud de France

Richard Gasquet ended a personal three-match losing streak to Gael Monfils on Saturday to reach the Open Sud de France final and keep alive his hopes of winning a third career title at the event.

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Gasquet saved seven of eight break points and withstood ten aces to break Monfils on three of five opportunities.

Gasquet’s appearance in the final marks the tenth consecutive year that a Frenchman has reached the final in Montpellier. Gasquet, runner-up to Monfils in 2014, has won the title at the event in 2006 and 2013.

He’ll face the hard-serving Pole, Jerzy Janowicz, in the final. Janowicz, who saved six match points in his first-round victory over Dustin Brown, downed Joao Sousa, 7-6(9), 3-6, 6-1 to reach his third career final.

Gasquet holds a 2-1 lifetime edge over Janowicz, which includes a straight-sets win in the semifinals at Montpellier last year.

Janowicz will bid for his first career title, while Gasquet is bidding for title No. 11.