Bertens beats Garcia to reach Madrid Open final

Kiki Bertens of The Netherlands celebrates her win over France's Caroline Garcia during a Madrid Open tennis tournament semi final match in Madrid, Spain, Friday, May 11, 2018. (Francisco Seco/AP)

MADRID — Kiki Bertens beat seventh-seeded Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the Madrid Open final on Friday.

Bertens broke Garcia four times and hit 16 winners, while Garcia committed 24 unforced errors.

Bertens, from the Netherlands, will be seeking her sixth career title and her second of 2018.

Two-time former Madrid champion Petra Kvitova plays Karolina Pliskova later in an all-Czech semifinal.
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