Bouchard to play Kvitova in Wimbledon final

July 05, 2014 00:00:00

WIMBLEDON: A combination of pictures created Friday showing Canada\'s Eugenie Bouchard (left) celebrating winning her women\'s singles fourth round match against France\'s Alize Cornet recently on day seven of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships and Czech Re

LONDON, July 4 (AFP): Eugenie Bouchard became the first Canadian to reach a Grand Slam singles final on Thursday when she defeated Romania's Simona Halep in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

The 20-year-old world number 13 beat the third seed and French Open runner-up 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 and will take on Czech sixth seed Petra Kvitova, the 2011 champion, in Saturday's final.

Tall, blonde Bouchard, a marketing dream for the women's game with her photogenic looks, athleticism and confident, positive demeanour, will also rise to number seven in the world rankings, the highest position ever achieved by a Canadian player.