MX23RW : Thursday, November 14 03:42:37| >> :600:303726190:303726190:

Andrea Petkovic ousts Karolina Pliskova to reach Miami Open semi-finals

Andrea Petkovic sees off Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-2 to reach the last four of the Miami Open.

Andrea Petkovic is one win away from her first final in a WTA Premier Mandatory event after easing to a straight-sets victory over Karolina Pliskova in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open.

The ninth seed got off to a strong start by breaking twice in the early stages to grab a 4-1 lead.

Pliskova, of the Czech Republic, responded, though, and was level at 4-4 before failing to take three break-point chances which would have given her the chance to serve out the opener.

Petkovic took advantage of her opponent's wobble by breaking to love in the next game to claim the opener 6-4.

The second set was much simpler for the German as she didn't offer 14th-seed Pliskova a single break point, coming through 6-2 thanks to a pair of breaks.

Petkovic will face the winner of tonight's last-eight match between Carla Suarez Navarro and Venus Williams in the semis.

ID:214446: cacheID:214446:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1885:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Venus Williams in action on day two of the Australian Open on January 20, 2015
Read Next:
Venus powers past Wozniacki
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!