Bianca Andreescu booked her place in the Queretaro Open women’s singles final on clay on Saturday night, beating Carole Monnet of France in straight sets.
The Mississauga, Ont., athlete breezed through the first set 6-3. She then had to dig in and rally from behind to take the second set 7-5.
Andreescu will face top seed Tatjana Maria of Germany in the final. The 39-year-old Maria beat third seed Fiona Ferro of France 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 in the other semifinal. Both matches were played on the outdoor clay courts at the WTA 125 tournament.
Key statistics
Andreescu hit two aces, four double faults and five unforced errors against Monnet. Monnet recorded five double faults and seven unforced errors, but no aces.
The Canadian won six of 10 return games and seven of 11 service games. She converted six of 14 break points and, at one stage, won five games in a row.
Path to the final
Andreescu also beat Alicia Herrero Linana of Spain 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.