Pliskova takes on Martic during Zhengzhou Open final

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ZHENGZHOU, China (AP) — Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova modernized to a Zhengzhou Open final with a clinical 6-3, 6-2 feat over Ajla Tomljanovic on Saturday.

Pliskova clinched her third true win opposite Tomljanovic this season, holding 93% of her initial use points to strech her fifth final of a year. She had 6 aces.

Pliskova’s competition in a final is seventh-seeded Petra Martic, who degraded Kristina Mladenovic 6-0, 6-3 in a other semifinal.

Martic won her initial pretension this year — in Istanbul — before she reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal for a initial time during Roland Garros and done a Top 20 rankings.

The 28-year-old Martic pennyless 3 times in a 21-minute opening set and hermetic feat with her third ace.

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