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Match recap as Barbora Krejcikova defeats Jessica Pegula, to face Iga Swiatek in Dubai 1000 final.
Barbora Krejcikova was in exceptional form against Jessica Pegula, beating the in-form American 6-1 5-7 6-0 to reach the Dubai 1000 final.
The Czech was so good in the first set, winning in a comfortable 6-1. With Pegula broke serving for the second set, Krejcikova lost steam but found her level again at the right time.
Pegula couldn't close out the second set at 5-3 but broke to take it 7-5 and force a third and deciding set.
Krejcikova got her rhythm again in the third set, shattering Pegula's dream of a final place with an effortless 6-0 victory.
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She will now face top seed Iga Swiatek in the final, with the latter having an edge of 2-1 in their head-to-head matches. But Krejcikova won their last clash at the Ostrava Open final last year.
Incredible stats for Krejcikova in the WTA (via OPTA)
1 - She became the first player since Svetlana Kuznetsova in Cincinnati 2019 to win two matches in a single WTA-1000 tournament against top-3 opponents (No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinal and No. 3 Jessica Pegula in the semifinal).
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2 - She made her tenth career top-10 win. Three have been at the Dubai Tennis Championships (against Daria Kasakitna in Round 2, Sabalenka in the quarterfinals, and Pegula in the semifinals).
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