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Hantuchova reaches Pattaya final

Defending champion Daniela Hantuchova marched into the final of the Pattaya Open in Thailand with a convincing win over qualifier Hsieh Su-wei.

The Slovakian third seed took five of her 10 break-point chances to claim a 6-4 6-1 win.

In the final she will play Russian fourth seed Maria Kirilenko who came through a three-set battle with Romania's Sorana Cirstea.

Kirilenko won 6-2 5-7 6-4 in a match which featured 10 breaks of serve.