France's Gilles Simon reached his first final of the season after coming through another long match against fourth seed Daniil Medvedev at Queen's.

The world number 38 came from a set down to win 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-3 in two hours and 39 minutes.

Simon, 34, played the longest Queen's match since records began when he beat Nicolas Mahut in the quarter-finals in three hours and 20 minutes.

"It was hard to recover for this one," said Simon.

"It was tough until the end with long rallies. It was a tough match. But you relax a bit when you're really tired and you've played a long match."

Simon could now become the first Frenchman to claim the Queen's title when he faces either Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime or Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in Sunday's final.

Medvedev, at a career-high 13 in the world rankings, was the first Russian to reach the semi-finals of the tournament in the professional era.

The 23-year-old appeared to struggle with injury throughout the match, icing his shoulder during changeovers several times and holding his back in pain.