Petra Kvitova beats Karolina Pliskova to reach Madrid Open tennis final

Petra Kvitova registered a hard-fought win over Karolina Pliskova to reach Madrid Open tennis final on Saturday.

Two-time champion Petra Kvitova reached the Madrid Open tennis final once again on Friday with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 win over Czech compatriot Karolina Pliskova.

Petra Kvitova celebrates after beating Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova during their Madrid Open semi-final on Saturday. (AFP)

Kvitova, the 2011 and 2015 champion in the Spanish capital, also stretched her current winning run to 10 matches.

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The left-handed 10th seed will face Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, who knocked out Caroline Garcia of France 6-2, 6-2, in Saturday’s final.

Shapovalov into the semis

Canada’s Denis Shapovalov on Friday became the youngest player to reach the Madrid Masters semi-finals with a 7-5, 6-7 (6/8) 6-4 win over Britain’s Kyle Edmund.

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The 19-year-old Shapovalov, regarded as one of the brightest stars on the ATP Tour and ranked at 43 in the world, fired 29 winners past Edmund, a surprise semi-finalist at the Australian Open in January.

Shapovalov, who had never won a clay-court match on the main tour before Madrid, will be playing in his second Masters semi-final where he will on Saturday face either John Isner or Alexander Zverev.