Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova will look for her second title of the WTA's Asian swing when she plays second-seeded Caroline Garcia of France in China's Tianjin Open final.
Pliskova, playing as a wildcard, needed only an hour to beat Timea Bascinszky 6-2 6-1 in her Saturday semi-final. It is Pliskova's fourth-consecutive win in the past two years over Bascinszky, who is returning from a long layoff with a right leg injury.
Pliskova won the Pan Pacific Open in September in Tokyo, beating US Open champion Naomi Osaka in the final.
Garcia moved into Sunday's final with a 6-3 6-4 win over fifth-seeded Hsieh Su-wei.
It marks the first final for Garcia since winning back-to-back titles last year at Wuhan and Beijin.
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