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Latvian Ostapenko ousts Kvitova to book semi spot against Halep, who defeated Jabeur

Published: February 17, 2022 18:29 Last updated: February 18, 2022 07:56 Matthew Smith, Sport Editor

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Jelena Ostapenko celebrates after defeating Petra Kvitova at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship — Jelena Ostapenko booked her spot in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semi-finals on Thursday Image Credit: AP

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Jelena Ostapenko v Petro Kvitova: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — The Latvian 24-year-old overcame Petra Kvitova in three sets in a see-saw battle that went all the way to a deciding tiebreak Image Credit: AP

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Jelena Ostapenko v Petro Kvitova: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova had her chances to take the match - serving for victory in the second and third sets - but could not capitalise Image Credit: AP

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Jelena Ostapenko v Petro Kvitova: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — And world No. 25 Ostapenko prevailed 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (11-9) in two hours and 39 minutes Image Credit: AP

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Jelena Ostapenko v Petro Kvitova: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — Kvitova took the first set - rallying from 3-0 down and was in command in the second Image Credit: AP

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Jelena Ostapenko v Petro Kvitova: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — But Ostapenko dug deep to turn things around, even saving match point in the tiebreak before seeing out the epic clash Image Credit: AP

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Jil Teichmann v Veronika Kudermetova Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — Veronika Kudermetova also advanced as she defeated Switzerland's Jil Teichmann Image Credit: AP

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Jil Teichmann v Veronika Kudermetova Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — Again the match went all the way after Teichmann fought back to level at one set all Image Credit: AP

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Jil Teichmann v Veronika Kudermetova Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — But Kudermetova held on for a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory Image Credit: AP

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Simona Halep Ons Jabeur Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — Ostapenko will now face Simona Halep, after the Romanian defeated Arab star Ons Jabeur in straight sets Image Credit: AP

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Simona Halep Ons Jabeur Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — Try as she did, Tunisian eighth seed Jabeur could not break down the Halep game and lost 6-4, 6-3 Image Credit: AP

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Simona Halep Ons Jabeur Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — Halep is now two matches away from her third Dubai title Image Credit: AP

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Marketa Vondrousova beat Dayana Yastremska at the Dubai Duty Free Desert Classic — Kudermetova will play Marketa Vondrousova for a place in the final. The Czech defeated Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska 7-5, 6-4 Image Credit: AP

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