Russian seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova [ Images ] struggled past Australian 30th seed Samantha Stosur [ Images ] 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 to book her place in the French Open [ Images ] final on Thursday.

Kuznetsova will take on compatriot Dinara Safina [ Images ], the world number one, in an all Russian final on Saturday.

The 2004 U.S. Open champion bagged a scrappy opening set after breaking decisively in the seventh game.

Kuznetsova, the Roland Garros [ Images ] 2006 runner-up, was forced to a tiebreak in the second set which her opponent took 7-5 after rallying from 5-2 down.

The Russian snatched the decider's only break in the sixth game and held serve to seal the win on her first match point when Stosur netted a forehand.