(Reuters) - German top seed Sabine Lisicki and Czech Karolina Pliskova both survived second-set meltdowns during their semi-finals on Saturday to set up a title clash in the WTA Hong Kong Open.
Lisicki, who received a wild card to play in the tournament, battled past former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-3 3-6 6-2 in two hours in the $250,000 (153,779.91 pounds) tournament.
