Petra Kvitova beats Caroline Wozniacki to reach Doha Open final

Petra Kvitova stretched her winning run to 12 games after she booked her place in the final of the Doha Open.

The Czech, who is eyeing a return to the top 10, downed world number one and Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki 3-6 7-6 (7/3) 7-5 in a thrilling semi-final.

Wozniacki will be ruing defeat having twice served for the match in the second set, but Kvitova’s resilience shone through and she is now one win away from a second successive title after her success in St Petersburg a fortnight ago.

Kvitova, who is now enjoying the longest winning streak of her career, will meet Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in the final.

Muguruza had the day off as she received a walkover in the semi-final following the withdrawal of Simona Halep due to a foot injury.

It will be both women’s first final in Qatar.