Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic continued her dominant play in the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and will face former world No. 1 Garbine Muguruza in the tournament final Saturday.

Seeking her first career WTA singles title, Krejcikova has yet to drop a set in Dubai, sweeping past Jil Teichmann of Switzerland 7-5, 6-2 on Friday. No. 9 seed Muguruza needed seven match points to fend off a challenge from No. 10 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium in the earlier semifinal 6-4, 7-6 (5).

"Since the first match, I felt really good, with the balls, with the court, with the conditions here," Krejcikova said after moving into just her second career WTA singles final. Her only previous singles final came at Nurnberg in 2017, when she was runner-up to Kiki Bertens.

Spain's Muguruza, who was runner-up in Doha to Petra Kvitova last week, is already playing in her third final of 2021, and is seeking her eighth career tour victory. She is currently ranked No. 16 in the world, after briefly reaching No. 1 in 2017.

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Nearly seven years removed from earning her only WTA Tour title, Eugenie Bouchard will get another shot Saturday. The unseeded Canadian will face fourth-seeded Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain in the final at Guadalajara, Mexico.

Bouchard beat Italian qualifier Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-2, 7-6 (2) in the semifinals, saving five of the six break points she faced.

Sorribes Tormo beat second-seeded Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the other semifinal. Neither player hit an ace in a match that featured five service breaks. Sorribes Tormo, 24, will be competing in a WTA final for the first time in her career.

--Field Level Media