Caroline Garcia, the No. 1 favorite for the tournament in Lyon, qualified for the final act of the competition after defeating Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-2.

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The final in Lyon will be played by Caroline Garcia – Alicia Parks’ opponent in the final

Having dropped just one set in the tournament, the WTA No. 5 player showed no emotion in front of Colombia’s Osorio (73 WTA), whom she defeated in just over an hour of play.

The Frenchwoman showed a good evolution of her serve, Garcia broke to 4-2 after winning her opponent’s serve. He finished the set in the same style (6-2).

The second set ended in almost the same way, the difference was also in the opponent’s serves, which could not stop the semi-finalist of the US Open 2022.

In the final, Caroline Garcia will meet with Alicia Parks (79 WTA), who beat Maryna Zanevska (93 WTA) in the semifinals with a score of 6-3, 7-6.

In the 1/8 finals, Garcia overcame the Belgian Alison Van Uytvank (2-6, 6-0, 6-1).

The Lyon Open is contested from January 30 to February 5 on hard. It has a total prize money of $259,303, is part of the WTA 250 category and last year’s champion is Shuai Zhang.