KAROLINA PLISKOVA INTO FINAL OF THE DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic celebrate defeating Garbine Muguruza of Spain during their women's semi final match of the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship

 In a contest dominated by serve, a break in the penultimate game of the match proved the difference between the two, enabling Pliskova to close out the match, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, after a fraction under three hours on court. "I feel amazing, I really didn't expect to get to the final here," Pliskova said. "We both have great serves, so it's always going to be tough to break, even if you have 0-30 or 0-40, it doesn't mean anything until you get that final point. I put everything into my serve to get that final game."