Caroline Garcia is looking to double up on her career WTA singles titles…

The 22-year-old half-Spanish tennis player, who currently has one title under belt, outlasted France’s Virginie Razzano in an epic encounter to reach the final of the Internationaux de Strasbourg tournament.

Leading 5-3 in the final set Garcia looked on course to close out the match in relative comfort. But, Razzano ensured a dramatic finish by breaking back in the next game before eventually succumbing, 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-5.

“It feels great. I’ve watched Virginie for as long as I can remember,” Garcia said. “She’s a great player and a bit of an idol, so to not only play her but beat her was an amazing experience.

“It’s important for my confidence to get wins like this and in finals, especially ahead of Roland Garros next week. It was a fighting performance. Losing that first set was tough but I came back and got through.”

Garcia will face qualifier Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who dismantled No.4 seed Kristina Mladenovic, 6-1, 6-1, in exactly an hour.

Garcia has won all three of her previous meetings with Lucic-Baroni, including a match earlier this year in Miami.

This is Garcia’s first WTA singles final of the year, her fourth overall.