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Petra Kvitova & Victoria Azarenka to Meet in Madrid Final

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.

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Women's Semifinal's Set at WTA Madrid

Madrid WTA Semifinal Preview

16 Petra Kvitova vs 6 Li Na - H2H: 0-0

Petra's win today moves her into the top 10 - 6th Czech woman to do so.

Awe, that make me think of Hana Mandlikova. I loved her.

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4 Victoria Azarenka vs Julia Goerges - H2H: 1-0/JG

Their previous match was played 2 weeks ago in the R16 at Stuttgart.

A win tomorrow for Vika would make her the highest ranked Belarusian ever.

Photos: Reuters/Getty Images