(CNN) -- Eugenie Bouchard fell at the semifinal hurdle in the first two grand slams of 2014, but it was third time lucky for her at the All England Club. The Canadian made the last four at both the Australian and French Opens this year only to succumb to defeats, yet there was no such repeat at Wimbledon this time around. Bouchard saw off third-seed Simona Halep -- the highest seed left in the tournament -- 7-6 6-2 on Centre Court Thursday to reach her first-ever grand slam final. And the 20-year-old can now become the first Canadian female in history to win a major singles title if she can pull off a victory in Saturday's showpiece.
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Eugenie Bouchard beat Simona Halep 7-6 6-2 in Wimbledon women's semifinal
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The 20-year-old Canadian will face 2011 champion Petra Kvitova in Saturday's final
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Kvitova saw off Lucie Safarova 7-6 6-1 earlier in the day
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Men's singles semifinals take place Friday
I really want to win my second title here and I will do everything I can," @placeholder told Wimbledon's official website.