EASTBOURNE, England (AFP) - Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska denied 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli a second career final on grass with a 7-5, 6-3 victory at the Eastbourne Championships on Friday.

Second-seeded Frenchwoman Bartoli, beaten in last summer's title match at the All England club by Venus Williams, failed in her bid to fine-tune for the season's third Grand Slam starting Monday.

Radwanska, who won the Pattaya and Istanbul titles this year, will aim to complete a 2008 hat-trick when she faces Russian eighth seed Nadia Petrova, who defeated Samantha Stosur 6-3, 6-3

"She played tough at the Australian Open," Radwanska said of her fourth-round win in January over the Russian after rallying from 6-2, 3-0 love down to turn the tide for victory.

"I don't know how she's playing on this surface but I'm sure it will be a difficult final. I'm just glad to be in my first final on grass.

"I thought that I would play just one match here and then go to Wimbledon. This is a great warm-up and I want to keep doing well."

Bartoli was felled by seven double-faults and five breaks of serve. All but one of the 13 break points she faced came in the second set.

Petrova had a poor start to the season and is keen to make an impression before the Wimbledon start.

"I realise that I now have a great chance to finally win a title on grass," said the holder of seven WTA titles on all other surfaces.

"But it's really looking good for me now, I'd love to get a victory on grass."

Petrova notched her third win over Australia's Stosur, who missed more than half a year with illness from the US Open in September.

"I felt absolutely fine today, it was tough match. I knew would not be easy," said the winner.

"Whomever today would lose serve first would give away the match, I had to stay concentrated. It was really a battle of serve and I managed to win it."