BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Ben Shelton beat doubles partner Arthur Fils on Saturday at the Swiss Indoors and will face another Frenchman, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, in the final.

No. 6 seed Shelton beat No. 7 Son 6-3, 7-6 (9), recovering from a 6-3 deficit in the tiebreak of their semifinal.

“I served really well and I had to because I know what Arthur is capable of,” Shelton said on court. “The goal was to let him know that I got free kicks on the ball as much as possible and executed very well. I don’t know how I managed to get through that tie-break in the second set.

Son won his quarterfinal in Tokyo a month ago, but Shelton’s run this week ensured the American’s return to the top 20 from 23rd in Monday’s rankings update.

Mpetshi Perricard is set to improve on her career ranking of 37th after reaching her second final of a breakthrough year.

Unseeded Mpetshi Perricard beat No. 4 seed Holger Rune 7-6 (6), 6-4 while serving 17 aces. He has not yet lost his service in Basel.

“There was a lot of emotion inside me, but I tried to calm it down,” he said. “It’s good to be in the final and I hope to get the victory.”

Mpetshi Perricard started the year ranked 200th, won numerous challenger titles and won his first title at the ATP level in Lyon in May.

He beat Shelton in their only previous meeting in June on grass at Queen’s Club.

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