Kvitova makes Istanbul final
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October 30, 2011, Sunday
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CZECH left-hander Petra Kvitova stormed back from a set down to beat Samantha Stosur 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in a topsy turvy first semifinal at the WTA Championships in Istanbul yesterday and is now one win away from a dream end to a spectacular season.
The 21-year-old Wimbledon champion, a debutante at the season-ending showpiece featuring the top eight women in the world after beginning the year ranked down in 34th spot, will face either Russia's Vera Zvonareva or Belarussian Victoria Azarenka in today's final inside the Sinan Erdem Arena.
Should she win the title and collect the US$1.75 million for going through the tournament undefeated she will rise to second in the world rankings and will go into the new year breathing down the neck of Danish No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki.
Left-hander Kvitova broke US Open champion Stosur's serve in the first game of the match and was in control until her forehand went wide and Stosur broke back in the eighth game on her way to snatching the set.
She then survived a scare at the start of the second set when Stosur had a point for a 2-0 lead but once Kvitova regained her rhythm she left the Australian in her wake.
The 21-year-old Wimbledon champion, a debutante at the season-ending showpiece featuring the top eight women in the world after beginning the year ranked down in 34th spot, will face either Russia's Vera Zvonareva or Belarussian Victoria Azarenka in today's final inside the Sinan Erdem Arena.
Should she win the title and collect the US$1.75 million for going through the tournament undefeated she will rise to second in the world rankings and will go into the new year breathing down the neck of Danish No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki.
Left-hander Kvitova broke US Open champion Stosur's serve in the first game of the match and was in control until her forehand went wide and Stosur broke back in the eighth game on her way to snatching the set.
She then survived a scare at the start of the second set when Stosur had a point for a 2-0 lead but once Kvitova regained her rhythm she left the Australian in her wake.
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