Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., beat Carole Monnet of France in straight sets on Saturday night to reach the final of the Queretaro Open women’s singles on clay.
Andreescu breezed through the first set of the semifinal, winning 6-3. She had to dig in during the second set, rallying from behind to take it 7-5. At one point in the match, she reeled off five wins in a row.
Final Set for Andreescu
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, played on the outdoor clay courts at the WTA 125 tournament.
Key Numbers
Andreescu hit two aces, but she also committed four double faults and five unforced errors. Monnet had five double faults and seven unforced errors, with no aces.
Andreescu won six of 10 return games and seven of 11 service games. She converted six of 14 break point chances.
Earlier in the tournament, Andreescu beat Alicia Herrero Linana of Spain 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.