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French ace Caroline Garcia will face compatriot Chloe Paquet and Aryna Sabalenka will face Dayana Yastremska in the Strasbourg International semi-finals.

Caroline Garcia booked her spot in the semi-finals of the Strasbourg International after battling back to defeat Ukrainian qualifier Marta Kostyuk 3-6 6-3 6-2.

Fourth seed Garcia seemed to be on the verge of an upset loss as she trailed by a set and a break to her 16-year-old opponent on Thursday.

But the Frenchwoman rallied to victory in a little under two hours against her highly-rated teenage opponent.

Garcia, the 2016 champion, next takes on compatriot Chloe Paquet, who is the only unseeded player left in the draw after she claimed a 6-3 7-6 (1) win over Australia's Daria Gavrilova, a finalist in 2017.

Second seed Aryna Sabalenka overcame a second set blip before seeing off Puerto Rico's Monica Puig 6-1 3-6 6-2.

Up next for the Belorussian is sixth seed Dayana Yastremska after the Ukrainian brushed aside the challenge of France's Fiona Ferro 6-1 6-3.