PARIS, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Aravane Rezai of France beat Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine 6-4, 6-2 Friday to reach finals at the WTA Strasbourg tennis tournament.

    Rezai will play Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in the final Saturday. Both will be chasing their first singles title on the WTA Tour.

    "No French player has won this tournament," said Rezai, ranked 79th in the world. "I really hope to be the first one to do it."

    Past winners include Steffi Graf, Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport.

    Rezai was broken three times in the first set, but she took advantage of Kutuzova's struggling serve as the Ukrainian double faulted 10 times.

    In the second set, Rezai held her serve and broke Kutuzova twice.

    Hradecka advanced after Japanese teenager Ayumi Morita retired when trailing 6-0, 1-0 after injuring her left thigh while serving in the first set.

    However, Morita hopes to recover in time for the French Open where she will face Tathiana Garbin of Italy in the first round.