AFP, Montreal :
Third-seeded Hungarian Timea Babos edged top-seeded Czech Lucie Safarova 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the WTA Quebec City final, where she’ll take on Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck.
Babos reached her second WTA final of the year, having captured her hometown title in Budapest with a win over Safarova in the final.
On Saturday, Babos, ranked 63rd in the world, leveled her head-to-head record against Safarova at two wins apiece, holding firm in the face of Safarova’s strong start and securing the match after an hour and 42 minutes.
