Kontaveit crushes Pliskova to reach semis at WTA Finals

Kontaveit beat world number three and French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova on November 10 and is now guaranteed to finish in the top two in the group

Estonian Anett Kontaveit handed Czech Karolina Pliskova a 6-4 6-0 drubbing to become the first player to qualify for the semi-finals at the WTA Finals in Guadalajara, Mexico on November 12.

The number eight seed dominated the round-robin stage match and closed out the opener with a drop shot to break Pliskova's serve, having saved three break points in the third game.

The third-seeded Czech could not get a foothold in the second set as Kontaveit dropped only one first-serve point, while Pliskova struggled with her second serve.