Against the Pole, Garcia had built her success in three sets (6-1, 1-6, 6-4) but the 45th player in the world only needed an hour and three minutes of play to win this semi-final and join the Romanian Ana Bogdan on the last step.
On the occasion of her twelfth final, the Frenchwoman will aim for the eighth title of her career in singles against the 108th player in the world, who fell from the Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl 7-5, 7-5, on Polish clay.
The only confrontation between the two finalists dates back to 2017 and a second round of Wimbledon won by Garcia in two sets.
If her future opponent will play her first final on the main circuit, the Lyonnaise (28) is still on the path to her coronation on the grass of Bad Hombourg, gleaned against Bianca Andreescu on June 25, and her good run at Wimbledon (8th finals by beating Emma Raducanu in the 2nd round).
During this game played in the rain against Paolini, Garcia won his 17th success in 20 games thanks to the solidity of his service and his aggressiveness against the first ball of the Transalpine.
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