There should be plenty of entertaining action on semifinals day at the WTA Lausanne Open, with two intriguing matches on the slate in Switzerland. All four players will no doubt be keen to book their place in the final, particularly as the clay-court season is drawing to an end for the year, but who will advance and who will fall to defeat?<\/p>\n
Head-to-head: <\/strong>first meeting<\/p>\n This should be an entertaining match. Caroline Garcia has perhaps not made the most of her talent \u2013 though it should be remembered that she has been ranked as high as world #4 and is just 27 \u2013 but when she is at her best she is a very dangerous opponent. She has been playing something close to her best tennis so far this week. She opened her campaign by brushing aside Alexandra Dulgheru 6-2 6-2. She was tested by Astra Sharma in the second round, but won 7-6 3-6 6-3 before beating Zarina Diyas 7-5 6-2 in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n Clara Burel, meanwhile, does not have the weight of experience on her side, but she clearly has a bright future and has impressed this week with wins over Susan Bandecchi, Kamila Rakhimova and second seed Fiona Ferro, dropping just one set in the process. There is little between this pair, but although Garcia has played well this week, it is sometime since she won a \u2018big match\u2019. Burel\u2019s youthful confidence might just carry her through into the final.<\/p>\n Prediction: Burel in 3
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