Svetlana Kuznetsova withdrawal sends Sam Stosur into Prague Open final

Samantha Stosur is through to the final of the Prague Open after top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova withdrew before their scheduled semi-final clash on Friday.

Published on: Apr 29, 2016, 17:34:48 IST

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Australia’s world number 25 Samantha Stosur is through to the final of the Prague Open after top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova withdrew before their scheduled semi-final clash on Friday.

Sam Stosur will face either Karolina Pliskova or Lucie Safarova in the final. (AFP)

The Russian world number 13 pulled out complaining of a thigh injury, leaving Stosur to advance to a final on Saturday against the winner of the second semi-final between home hopes Karolina Pliskova and Lucie Safarova.

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