Zheng and Pennetta in final

China's Zheng Jie won through to her first WTA Tour final since 2010, when she upset Svetlana Kuznetsova at the ASB Classic on Friday.

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Kuznetsova, the third seed in Auckland, clinched the first set of their semi-final, but Zheng fought back to win 2-6 6-3 6-3 in two hours and 28 minutes.
The world number 48 Zheng last appeared in a title decider in May 2010, when she lost to Alexandra Dulgheru in Warsaw, and has failed to win a singles tournament since 2006.

Zheng will face Italian fourth seed Flavia Pennetta in the final on Saturday, after she accounted for Germany's rising star Angelique Kerber 6-1 6-2 in just under an hour.
The result avenged Pennetta's loss to Kerber in the quarter-finals of the US Open in September last year.
Pennetta has nine singles titles to her name on the tour, from 20 finals appearances.
The world number 20 Pennetta leads the head-to-head record with Zheng 3-2, winning their most recent clashes in Cincinnati (2010) and Doha (2011) in straight sets.

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