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WTA Korea Open: Karolina Pliskova and Varvara Lepchenko battle into final

Karolina Pliskova celebrates her 7-5, 6-4 win over Ana Ivanovic during their 2014 US Open women's singles match at the US Open
Image: Karolina Pliskova: has lost three finals this year

Czech Karolina Pliskova and American Varvara Lepchenko will meet in the final of the WTA Korea Open after both came back from a set down in their respective semi-finals.

Second seed Pliskova, the world No 32, beat Russian wildcard Maria Kirilenko 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-3.

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Lepchenko, seeded fifth, who saw off top seed and defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska in Friday's quarter-final, defeated fellow American Christina McHale 3-6 6-1 7-6 (7-5).
              
Pliskova will be hoping it will be fourth time lucky after having lost three finals in 2014, the latest against Germany's Sabine Lisicki at the WTA Hong Kong Open last Sunday.
              
"I feel really happy. I know that I probably might not look very happy, but I almost lost the match, so I'm very happy to be in the final again in two weeks. Hopefully I can win this one," Pliskova said.
              
"I was not doing well and I was not serving good but I tried to hold my serve until the end," she added.

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