Caroline Garcia Defeats Alizé Cornet to Reach Bad Homburg Open

Caroline Garcia is vying for her eighth WTA title…

The 28-year-old half-Spanish French tennis player outlasted Alizé Cornet 7-6 (9), 3-6, 7-5 to reach the Bad Homburg Open final.

Caroline GarciaGarcia had to spend close to three hours on court to beat her compatriot.

Garcia saved match point at 5-4 down in the deciding set before winning the next three games as Cornet struggled with an apparent right leg injury, which restricted her movement.

Garcia, currently ranked No. 75 in the world, will face Bianca Andreescu in the final.

Andreescu advanced after Simona Halep withdrew ahead of their semifinal match.

Andreescu and Garcia have not met before.

It’s Garcias’s first WTA final since 2019.

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