Klugman, the world number 341, was the first finalist through in front of a near sell-out crowd at the Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre, writes ROSE COURTEEN.

Klugman, only 17 years old, progressed through to the highest ranked final of her career after a 6-1 6-4 win over fellow Brit, Jodie Burrage.

Klugman said: “I was very happy and a lot of positive thoughts, it’s a nice feeling knowing all of your hard work pays off as these are the big moments you play for. It’s a great feeling.”

After winning her first match on the WTA tour this summer in Nottingham, Klugman is looking to win the biggest title of her professional career after she won a W50 in Portugal last month.

Just reaching tomorrow’s final pushes her ranking 104 places higher, gifting her a career high ranking of 237 and higher if she wins the title.

Klugman hasn’t lost a set this week in Wrexham, the greatest number of games she has lost in a single match is six.

“I’ve been training really well, and I know my level is there,” she added.

“The crowd were amazing today and definitely split 50/50 for the match today!”

On route to the final, Klugman has beaten only one seeded player. In the quarter-finals, she defeated sixth seed Rebecca Sramkova, but she has beaten the players ranked higher than her on route to the final.

The second semi-final saw Jacquemot, of France, beat the Netherlands' Suzan Lamens 6-2 7-6 in a match of two halves.

Both previous top 100 players, but currently ranking 157 and 245 respectively, they delivered world class tennis that the Wrexham crowd of nearly 500 loved.

The first set saw Jacquemot dominate after breaking in the first and third game, leading Lamens 4-0.

After the match Jacquemot said “My match was very hard, Suzan played really well. I’m really happy to win this match. I’m so excited to play tomorrow.”

Lamens kept a closer grip on the second set and pushed to a second set tiebreak, following multiple breaks of serve. But Jacquemot cemented her lead and didn’t let the threatening Lamens stop her from getting through to the final in straight sets.

On the doubles side, another British clash saw Freya Christie and Eden Silva triumph over the youngsters Daniella Britton and Klugman 7-6 6-4.

They will face fourth seeds, Hiroko Kuwata and Ankita Raina, in today's Final.

Reflecting on the week so far, tournament promoter Dave Courteen said: “It’s been a fantastic week of tennis, and we’re delighted with the crowds that have been in to watch the world class tennis on view.

“Aside from the Lexus Wrexham Open, the highlight has been the One Point Grand, which saw a young British winner. We hope that’s a good omen for today!

“The improvements that we’ve made this year have been well received by players and spectators alike and we’re grateful for the support of the Welsh Government that enabled this to happen.

“We’re also really proud that the Lexus Wrexham Open took place in the week when Wrexham were shortlisted for the City of Culture 2029 bid and hope that what we’ve delivered with this event has helped strengthen the bid process.”

Today’s final starts at 2pm in front of a sell-out crowd of 720.