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Petra Kvitova thrashes Simona Halep to reach Wuhan Open final

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Czech 14th seed Petra Kvitova kept up her superb form by thrashing fourth seed Simona Halep to reach the final at the Wuhan Open in China.

Kvitova followed up wins over world number one Angelique Kerber and Britain's Johanna Konta with a 6-1 6-2 demolition of Romania's Halep.

The two-time Wimbledon champion needed just 67 minutes to win the semi-final.

Kvitova goes on to face Slovakian 10th seed Dominika Cibulkova, who beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6 6-3 6-4.

More to follow.