Tennis - China Open - Women's Singles - Semi-finals - National Tennis Center, Beijing, China - October 5, 2019. Ashleigh Barty of Australia in action against Kiki Bertens of Netherlands. REUTERS/Jason Lee
(Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty beat eighth seed Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 6-3 3-6 7-6(7) in Beijing to seal her spot in the final of the China Open on Saturday.
Both players saved a match point in a thrilling third set tiebreak before Barty, the Australian top seed, wrapped up the encounter in two hours 20 minutes.
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