Bartoli reaches first Paris Open final
- Published: 12/02/2012 at 02:32 AM
- Online news: Sports
France's Marion Bartoli reached the WTA Paris Open final for the first time in her career by beating Czech Klara Zakopalova 7-6 (7/3), 6-0 at Stade Pierre de Coubertin on Saturday.
France's Marion Bartoli serves the ball to Czech Republic's Klara Zakopalova during their semi-final tennis match at the Paris WTA tournament at the Pierre de Coubertin stadium in Paris. Bartoli reached the WTA Paris Open final for the first time in her career by beating Zakopalova 7-6 (7/3), 6-0.
It is the first time in five attempts that 27-year-old Bartoli, the second seed, has reached the final in her home tournament.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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