The semifinals were a mixed bag in New Haven with one expected result and another perhaps more surprising one
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Kvitova continued her brilliant, if somewhat unprecedented US hard court form to destroy (10/4) Errani 61 63
Kirilenko upset (8/3) Wozniacki in a sense, as Wozniacki retired trailing 75 with her knee injury. So close to the US Open, it seems a wise decision, yet denies Wozniacki the elusive opportunity to join the likes of Evert, Navratilova and Graf in winning 5 successive events at one particular tournament. Her winning streak lasted 20 matches in New Haven!
Kirilenko leads the head to head 3-2 against Kvitova and considering that she won their last meeting in the Olympic quarterfinals just weeks ago in straight sets without losing serve, she could perhaps be considered the favourite. However, Kvitova's form this US Open series has been exemplary and she has the power to dictate the match up. I'm going with Kvitova on this one, but who knows, I was wrong last week!
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