BASTAD, Sweden, July 8 (UPI) -- Local favorite Johanna Larsson Friday earned a slot across from Polona Hercog in the finals of the Swedish Open.
Larsson defeated fellow Swede Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-1, and Hercog, the No. 8 seed, got past seventh-seeded Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in Friday's semifinals.