SHENZHEN, China: Unseeded Czech tennis player Katerina Siniakova defeated Britain’s world No.10 Johanna Konta on Friday to secure a place in the WTA Shenzhen Open finals.

Siniakova eliminated second seed Simona Halep earlier in the $750,000 tournament but another upset looked unlikely when Konta raced into a 5-0 first set lead and took it minutes later.

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