Garcia, Bacsinszky advance to Monterrey final

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Caroline Garcia set up a rematch Sunday against fourth-seeded Timea Bacsinszky, the Swiss player who beat her last week in Acapulco in the Mexico Open final. (Christian Palma/AP)

MONTERREY, Mexico — Third-seeded Caroline Garcia of France beat top-seeded defending champion Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday night in the Monterrey Open semifinals.

Garcia set up a rematch Sunday against fourth-seeded Timea Bacsinszky, the Swiss player who beat her last week in Acapulco in the Mexico Open final.

Bacsinszky outlasted second-seeded Sara Errani of Italy 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (3) in the first semifinal in the hard-court event at Club Sonoma.

Bacsinszky topped Garcia 6-3, 6-0 in Acapulco for her second WTA Tour title.

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