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SydneycTypeface:> Number five seed Petra Kvitova breezed into the final of the Sydney International with a a rain-delayed 6-1, 6-2 rout of qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Friday to set up a showdown with
local favourite Ash Barty.
Kvitova needed one hour and six minutes to dispose of Belarussian Sasnovich after she had been forced to wait for nearly five hours by heavy rain to begin her last-four match just before midnight. The victory was revenge for a shock 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 defeat at the hands of Sasnovich in the first round of Wimbledon and puts the Czech into her second final of a tournament she won in 2015. She comes up against Australian Barty, who defeated world number nine Kiki Bertens 6-7(4-7), 6-4, 7-5 in a closely-fought semi-final. (dpa)
local favourite Ash Barty.
Kvitova needed one hour and six minutes to dispose of Belarussian Sasnovich after she had been forced to wait for nearly five hours by heavy rain to begin her last-four match just before midnight. The victory was revenge for a shock 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 defeat at the hands of Sasnovich in the first round of Wimbledon and puts the Czech into her second final of a tournament she won in 2015. She comes up against Australian Barty, who defeated world number nine Kiki Bertens 6-7(4-7), 6-4, 7-5 in a closely-fought semi-final. (dpa)
