World No. 3 Petra Kvitova will battle against Elina Svitolina in the 2014 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open semi final on Friday 26th September at 07:05 GMT being played here at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan.
Two-time Grand slam winner Petra Kvitova has been playing best tennis at the moment, where she has overcome against semi final opponent Caroline Garcia in straight sets with a 6-3, 6-4, while thrashed Pliskova in three sets with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in third round. Petra Kvitova hopes to clinch first Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, ahead of the 2014 China Open begins next week in Beijing.
Elina Svitolina, the world No. 34 had upset German Angelique Kerber in the quarter-final stage of the tournament, 6-4, 7-6(3), where she wants to continue high level tennis against hot favorite Kvitova in semis on Friday scheduled match.
Elina Svitolina is leading with a 1-0 win loss head-to-head record against Petra Kvitova, where both the WTA players are clashing for second time on the WTA tour. The pair last meet at the 2014 Cincinnati Masters second round and Svitolina clinches victory in straight sets with a 6-2, 7-5. As per the predictions, Petra Kvitova is looking big favorite to clinch victory in straight sets and progresses into 2014 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open final.
