Barbora Krejcikova beat Jessica Pegula 6-1 5-7 6-0 and booked a meeting with world No.1 Iga Swiatek in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
After storming through the first set, the world No.30 Krejcikova managed to break right back when the third-seeded Pegula was serving for the set. However, the American used her next opportunity to force a deciding set, as the Czech double-faulted and dropped serve without winning a single point in the game.
Just as it seemed the momentum was on Pegula’s side, Krejcikova regrouped and unapologetically marched through the third set to return to the Dubai final after two years.