France’s Alize Cornet scored a decent victory over Garbine Muguruza and reached the semifinals of the tournament in Berlin

Famous tennis player from France Alize Cornet reached the semifinals of the WTA tournament on the grass court in Berlin, having won an upset victory over former Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza on Friday

Cornet, currently 63rd in the world, dug deep to seal a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) victory over Spain’s two-time Grand Slam winner Muguruza, now ranked 13th, after almost three hours on court.

This is the 31-year-old Cornet’s first appearance in the semi-finals of a WTA tournament for nearly two years.

She will play Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic, ranked 12th in the world, on Saturday for a place in the final.