Madrid WTA Semifinals
16 Petra Kvitova (left) d 6 Li Na - 63 61
4 Victoria Azarenka (right) d Julia Goerges - 64 62
Both wins earn each lady a new rankings high...
Petra will move into the top 10 for the 1st time - 6th Czech lady to do so.
Petra: When I was young, I was inspired by Martina Navratilova.
She was Czech, played very offensive tennis and had very good volleys.
She was also left-handed. She was a star.
Victoria will move to a career high of #4 - highest ranked Belarusian ever.
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4 Victoria Azarenka vs 16 Petra Kvitova - H2H: 2-1/VA
Vika won their 1st two matches; Petra won their last - at Wimby last year.
Both ladies are looking to win their 3rd titles on the season.
Vika rolling: She's won 19 of her last 21 matches - retiring in those 2 losses.
Vika: It's going to be my last match here and I'm looking forward to it.
She's a great player and I'm really motivated.
It'll be a fun match with two women facing each other on the rise.
Photos: Reuters/Getty Images
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