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Pliskova to play Konta in Italian Open final

Published: 18 May 2019 - 08:20 pm | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 01:12 am
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Rome: Former world number one Karolina Pliskova beat Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open final on Saturday.

The fourth-seeded Czech next plays Britain's Johanna Konta who earlier beat the Netherlands' Kiki Bertens 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.
 

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