Petra Kvitova (28 WTA) defeated Madison Keys (24 WTA) on Saturday in the semifinals of the tournament in Cincinnati.
The Czech won, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3, in two hours and 20 minutes of play.
In the final, Kvitova will meet the winner of the match Caroline Garcia – Arina Sabalenko (7 WTA, the only player from the TOP-10 WTA remaining in the competition).
ROARING to the title match uD83CuDDE8uD83CuDDFF@Petra_Kvitova advances to first final in Cincy, defeating former champion Keys 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/vc9inwa5Hq
— Western & Southern Open (@CincyTennis) August 20, 2022
The Western & Southern Open is the last tournament before the US Open 2022
WTA 1000 category competition. The tournament is contested in hard mode from August 15 to 21, 2022. The total prize pool is $2,527,250 and there are 64 players at the start of the main draw. The reigning champion is Ashley Barty (now retired), who won the title last year.
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