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Kim Clijsters cruised into the Australian Open final and will play for the title against Li Na, who overcame top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki to become the first Chinese player to reach the championship match at a Grand Slam.
Li rallied to win the first of the women's semifinals 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday, saving match point when Wozniacki was serving at 5-4 in the second set.
U.S. Open champion Clijsters dictated play from the start against No. 2-ranked Vera Zvonareva and won it 6-3, 6-3 -- repeating the result of their U.S. Open final.
Zvonareva had reached the previous two finals at the majors. And she had two break points in the eighth game of the second set but squandered both and Clijsters won four straight points to make it 5-3, then served out for the match.
Clijsters was the only Grand Slam winner to qualify for the semifinals.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/aus11/news/story?id=6062136
