WTA Tennis 13 Sep 2014 - 16:00 / by Prakash / reads 317.Source:
Tennis - It's going to be a serve-fest on Sunday at the WTA Prudential Hong Kong Open final. Top seeded Sabine Lisicki advanced to the final after a three-set win over former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and will meet Czech Karolina Pliskova on Sunday. Pliskova is in line for a double celebration on Sunday as she also reached the final of the doubles event with her twin sister Kristyna. The two are among the biggest servers in the women's game today.
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Lisicki overcame a second-set slump to beat the crafty Italian veteran Schiavone 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 to reach her first WTA singles final since Wimbledon last year, where she lost to Marion Bartoli. The German has struggled to recapture that Wimbledon form, having dropped to No. 31 in the rankings since.
Meanwhile, Pliskova reached her third final of the season, after knocking out Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Pliskova lost in both her previous finals this year and will be hping to reverse that trend on Sunday.
In the doubles, the Pliskova twins, who already own 3 WTA doubles titles together, upset the top-seeded Chans of Chinese Taipei 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 to move into the final. The twins will be hoping to win their third title together this year on Sunday.
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