ATP: Roddick, Mahut reach final in London

London, England (Sports Network) - Three-time champion Andy Roddick and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut were semifinal winners Saturday at the grass-court Artois Championships, a Wimbledon tune-up.
After the start of play was delayed nearly three hours due to rain, the second-seeded Roddick, who is seeking his fourth title here in five years, defeated seventh-seeded Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 7-5 to advance to Sunday's final.
The former world No. 1 Roddick captured this London event back-to-back-to-back from 2003-05.
Roddick's opponent Sunday in the final will be Mahut, who downed 14th-seeded Arnaud Clement 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) to continue his stellar tournament. Mahut advanced to the semis after stunning French Open champ Rafael Nadal on Friday.
Mahut started his day Friday by defeating fifth-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic in the third round. Rain forced the suspension of that match here on Day 4.
Mahut's victory over fellow countryman Clement moved him into his first career ATP final.