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Hercog eyes title defence

Image: Polona Hercog: Reached Sunday's final

Defending champion Polona Hercog will face France's Mathilde Johansson in the Sony Swedish Open final on Sunday.

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Chance for second successive Swedish victory for Hercog

Defending champion Polona Hercog will face France's Mathilde Johansson in the Sony Swedish Open final on Sunday. The 21-year-old comfortably overcame Germany's Mona Barthel in Bastad, with the Slovenian romping to a 6-1 6-3 victory. Hercog beat Sweden's Johanna Larsson in last year's final and now faces Swedish-born French player Johansson. The 27-year-old progressed to the final in straight sets, beating Larsson 6-4 6-4. Tomorrow will be Johansson's second career title match, having finished runner-up at Bogota last year.

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