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Radwanska, Petkovic In China Open women’s final

Malta Independent Sunday, 9 October 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago

Agnieszka Radwanska is seeking her second title in two weeks after reaching the final of the China Open, where she will take on Andrea Petkovic.

In the men’s draw, Marin Cilic progressed to today’s final with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Ivan Ljubicic.

Radwanska, the winner of last week’s Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, beat Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-4, to improve her career record against the Italian to 3-1.

The Polish player has won her four previous meetings with Petkovic, including twice this year, but Radwanska said she wasn’t expecting an easy time today.

Earlier in the day, ninth-seeded Petkovic downed Monica Niculescu 6-2, 6-0.

Petkovic said she drew confidence from her increasingly steady performances, having reached the quarterfinals at each of this year’s Australian, French and US Opens. Yesterday’s win marked her first victory in three meetings with the Romanian.

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