Kristina Mladenovic failed to reach a second successive Internationaux de Strasbourg final as she went down in straight sets to Mirjana Lucic-Baroni on Friday.
Garcia to meet Lucic-Baroni in Strasbourg final
Caroline Garcia will meet Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the final of the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg after wins over Virginie Razzano and Kristina Mladenovic.
The world number 29 made it to the final of this WTA International clay-court event 12 months ago, only to lose to Samantha Stosur.
And she fell at the second-to-last hurdle this time around as qualifier Lucic-Baroni eased to a 6-1 6-1 triumph in a little over an hour.
Lucic-Baroni will face Caroline Garcia in the final, after the Frenchwoman battled back from a set down against compatriot Virginie Razzano to prevail 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 7-5.
At a set and 3-0 down it looked a perilous position for Garcia, but she roared back to take six of the next seven games to force a decider.
And in the final set, Razzano again looked well poised to book her final berth, serving for the match at 5-3 up.
But Garcia dug deep, reeling off four successive games and conceding just three points in the process as she stormed into a showdown with Lucic-Baroni.
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