WTA Generali Ladies: Karolina Pliskova will take on Camila Giorgi in Sunday's final
Saturday 11 October 2014 17:46, UK
Karolina Pliskova came from a set down to defeat German qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam 2-6 6-3 6-3 and secure a place in the final of the Generali Ladies tournament against Camila Giorgi in Linz.
The Czech Republic world No 30 was the highest seed left in the tournament following the earlier withdrawals of Eugenie Bouchard and Ana Ivanovic through injury.
Number seven seed Pliskova also looked to be on her way home when falling behind to the 20-year-old, who was in her first WTA Tour semi-final.
However, Pliskova - who had defeated the German in Seoul last month - rallied to break back and level the match before closing out victory against the world number 94 in just over two hours.
Earlier, Giorgi had seen off Italian Fed Cup team-mate Karin Knapp 6-4 6-2.
The 22-year-old has yet to win a WTA event, but has recovered form since suffering with back and shoulder injuries to reach the final in Katowice earlier this year, where she lost to Alize Cornet of France, and has climbed up to 42 in the world rankings.
Pliskova beat Giorgi in their only previous meeting in Dubai in April.
