WTA Finals: Karolina Pliskova into semi-finals after defeating Petra Kvitova in a straight-set win
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Petra Kvitova was defeated by Czech compatriot Karolina Pliskova in straight sets to book her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals in Singapore.
The former world number one Pliskova has reached the semi-final for the second successive year at the season-ending tournament.
"I can’t be more excited right now," said Pliskova.
"It was a nice game and she's an exceptional player. She has always defeated me in the past but I knew I stood a chance because have been playing really good."
Kvitova won the WTA title in 2011 but she has lost all three round-robin matches and will finish bottom of the White Group.
On Thursday, the defending champion Caroline Wozniacki and Elina Svitolina will contest for the second semi-final berth.
Kvitova, who has won the Wimbledon title twice, needed a straight sets victory to stand any chance of semi-finals qualification but Pliskova dominated the opening exchanges, racing into a 4-0 lead after a string of double errors from Kvitova.
Though as the game proceeds, she won back-to-back games, Kvitova's tournament was ended as Pliskova held serve to claim the first set in 41 minutes.
With the pressure off in the second set, Kvitova took the first three games and went on to lead 4-2 before Pliskova fought back to win four consecutive games to take home the victory.
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