BAD GASTEIN, Austria(AP) Andrea Petkovic of Germany has beaten Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-1 to reach her first career WTA Tour final at the Nuernberger Gastein Ladies.
Petkovic will play either top-seeded Alize Cornet or Ioana Raluca Olaru in Sunday's final.
Both players struggled early with unforced errors and double-faults on the rain-soaked clay courts.
After splitting the opening four games, Petkovic won nine in a row and converted her first match point when Shvedova netted a forehand.