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Eugenie Bouchard, Petra Kvitova Reach Wuhan Open Semis
Eugenie Bouchard overcame Alize Cornet's fight-back in the second set to win 6-3, 7-5, Petra Kvitova defeated Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-4.
- Associated Press
- Updated: September 25, 2014 05:44 PM IST
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Eugenie Bouchard celebrates after beating Alize Cornet.© AFP
Wuhan, China:
Third-seeded Petra Kvitova swept aside Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Wuhan Open on Thursday.
Also, Eugenie Bouchard overcame Alize Cornet's fight-back in the second set to win 6-3, 7-5.
Kvitova held serve throughout the match broke Garcia once in each set to complete the win in 1 hour, 21 minutes.
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Kvitova would qualify for WTA finals in Singapore if she wins the title at Wuhan.
The sixth-seeded Bouchard was leading 5-2 in the second set before letting Cornet back in the match, but the Canadian recovered to close out the victory.
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Eugenie Bouchard
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