Troicki, Simon to meet in Thailand Open final

Viktor Troicki of Serbia upset defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 Saturday to reach the Thailand Open final. The fourth-seeded Troicki will face Gilles Simon of France, who beat Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the other semifinal. Tsonga, ranked No. 7 and seeded No. 1, unraveled after easily winning the first set. He dropped serve twice in each of the following two sets. "It's great to beat a top-10 (player). I played great," said the 32nd-ranked Troicki.