By Adrianna Outlaw | Saturday, July 18, 2015
Johanna Larsson will play reigning champion Mona Barthel in the Bastad final.
Photo credit: Collector Swedish Open/Fredric Berggren
Johanna Larsson continues to play her best tennis on home soil.
The seventh-seeded Swede swept Yulia Putintseva, 6-4, 6-2, to roar into her third career Bastad final.
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Dictating play with her forehand, Larsson did not face a break point in the match and won nine of 11 points played on her second serve.
Watch this amazing exchange that Larsson ends with a beautiful angled volley.
Larsson, who previously reached the final in 2011 and 2013, will face reigning champion Mona Barthel in the championship match tomorrow.
The fourth-seeded Barthel broke serve six times in a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Span's Lara Arruabarrena in today's first semifinal.
Barthel has not dropped a set to Larsson in three prior matches. This will be their first clash on red clay.