Caroline Garcia is one win away from another WTA title…

The 28-year-old half-Spanish French tennis player won her seventh straight match, beating sixth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the Western & Southern Open final.

In the process, Garcia has become the first qualifier to reach the final in Cincinnati.

There were two rain stoppages during the match, totaling four hours. Garcia took the first set, but following an almost 2½-hour delay, Sabalenka forced a third set.

The second rain delay came with Garcia leading 3-1 in the third. But once play resumed, she made quick work of the Belarusian, winning three straight games to become the first qualifier to reach the finals in a WTA 1000 event.

“No one expected it, that’s for sure,” Garcia said. “It’s a long way to come from [qualifiers]. It’s one match at a time. Try to take the best from every match and improve through the tournament.”

Garcia will face Petra Kvitova, who outlasted Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 in the other semifinal match.

It will be the ninth meeting between Kvitova and Garcia, with Kvitova winning five, including two straight wins in Miami and Madrid.

“She’s a great champion,” Garcia said. “You have to play faster and move better on court against a player like this. It’s a great challenge for me to play against Petra.”