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Summary Agnieszka Radwanska beat Andrea Petkovic 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 to reach final of the Mercury Insurance Open.
Radwanska of Poland, seemingly still bothered by a right shoulder injury, faces the winner of the late semifinal between top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia and No. 5 seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.Radwanska has reached her first final since she lost here last year to Russias Svetlana Kuznetsova. She will be seeking for her first title since 2008 and her fifth overall.Andrea Petkovic of Germany, who took advantage of Radwanskas weak serving, looked to be in control after the first set. Radwanska has had a nerve issue in her right shoulder since last week at Stanford. The injury affects her most on her serve.Radwanska broke Petkovics serve in the first game of the second set and took complete control of the match.Petkovic revealed she was sick to her stomach when she took the court, and that it got worse as the match wore on. Petkovic eventually sprinted off the court during the second set to go to the bathroom so she could vomit.Petkovic had advised tournament supervisor Melanie Tabb and chair umpire Kerrilyn Cramer ahead of time about the issue, so there was no point violation for leaving the court.Radwanska made the most of the situation and raised her game while Petkovic dealt with her issue.Petkovic, currently ranked 11th, is projected to reach the first top-10 ranking of her career. She also will become the first German in the top 10 since Anke Huber in October 2000.
