Wozniacki faces Pliskova in Qatar final

Caroline Wozniacki will meet second seed Karolina Pliskova in the Qatar Total Open final.

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in action

Caroline Wozniacki will meet second seed Karolina Pliskova in the Qatar Total Open final. (AAP)

Caroline Wozniacki and second seed Karolina Pliskova will go head-to-head in the Qatar Total Open final after each registered both last-eight and semi-final wins.

The quarter-finals of the rain-affected tournament were completed as Wozniacki beat Lauren Davis 7-5 6-1, Pliskova defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-0 and Monica Puig wrapped up a 4-6 7-5 6-4 victory over Daria Kasatkina.

Wozniacki then eased past Olympic gold-medallist Puig 6-1 6-2, while Pliskova's semi-final saw her battle to a 6-4 4-6 6-3 triumph against third seed Dominika Cibulkova.

Former world No.1 Wozniacki is returning to a final she also featured in six years ago.

When that was put to her during her on-court interview, the 26-year-old said: "It sounds amazing, but also makes me feel a little old.

"It's been a great week, really tough conditions with all the waiting, but I managed to keep focus and play some of my best tennis out there.

"She (Pliskova) is playing really well, serving really well. It's going to be a great final and I'm excited for it."

Pliskova, the world No.5 who reached the US Open final last year, said after beating Cibulkova: "I'm really excited, especially after what a long, tough day it's been.

"Having two wins today is amazing, and I just beat Domi for the first time in my life. It was tough conditions, and so I don't think it was the best tennis out there. But it's a win, so it counts."


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Published 18 February 2017 3:16pm
Source: AAP


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