STRASBOURG, France (AP) " Mirjana Lucic-Baroni crushed fourth-seeded Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-1, 6-1 to reach the final of the Strasbourg International on Friday, 19 years after losing to Steffi Graf in the championship decider. Lucic-Baroni will face Caroline Garcia, who beat lucky loser Virginie Razzano 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5 in an all-French match. Garcia had five aces, dropped serve five times, but broke Razzano seven times in a topsy-turvy match lasting nearly three hours. I'm playing some great tennis and haven't been on court very long, despite coming through (qualifiers)." Lucic-Baroni's third and last title came two years ago at Quebec City, while Garcia has one career title.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 20, 2016 13:48 UTC