Czech Mates: It's Petra Kvitova vs Lucie Safarova for New Haven Title

Second-seeded defending champion Petra Kvitova defeated four-time winner Caroline Wozniacki on Friday to set up an all-Czech final against Lucie Safarova at the WTA hardcourt tournament in New Haven.

Kvitova, winner of the US Open tune-up event in 2012 and 2014, roared back from a 5-3 deficit in the first set -- saving one set point -- to defeat third-seeded Wozniacki 7-5, 6-1.

Kvitova reached her fourth straight New Haven final, where she'll face fourth-seeded compatriot Safarova.

The French Open runner-up, ranked sixth in the world, beat Ukrainian lucky loser Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 7-6 (7/4).

Tsurenko broke Safarova three times -- saving a match point at 5-4 -- to force the second-set tiebreaker, but couldn't force a third set.