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Petra Kvitova advances, Caroline Wozniacki withdraws at Luxembourg

By The Sports Xchange
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in action against Kristina Mladenovic of France during their final of the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium in Hong Kong, China, 16 October 2016. Wozniacki won the final. Photo by JEROME FAVRE/UPI
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in action against Kristina Mladenovic of France during their final of the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium in Hong Kong, China, 16 October 2016. Wozniacki won the final. Photo by JEROME FAVRE/UPI

Top-seeded Petra Kvitova sailed into the semifinals on Thursday while second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki was forced to withdraw at the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open.

Kvitova recorded a 6-2, 6-0 victory over eighth-seeded Johanna Larsson of Sweden in her quarterfinal match. Kvitova won 11 consecutive games during the match and next faces American Lauren Davis in the semifinals.

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Wozniacki, who defeated Sabine Lisicki in a three-set match Wednesday, withdrew from her match with Romania's Monica Niculescu because of a gastrointestinal illness.

"After the match yesterday I felt really ill and really sick," Wozniacki told reporters on Thursday. "I did everything I could to feel better today but unfortunately I'm not strong enough or feeling good to play today. I need to think about my health.

"Of course, I'm disappointed because I love to play here and of course was trying to win the tournament, but health comes first."

Niculescu will face third-seeded Kiki Bertens, who rolled to a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic.

Bertens needed just 54 minutes to wrap up the victory.

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"Everyone is really tired at the end of the year, and so am I, so it's really good to have short matches like this to get ready for the semifinals," Bertens said. "I'm just going to play here, have fun, and see how it goes."

Davis advanced by posting a 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory over Germany's Andrea Petkovic.

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