Petra Kvitova rallied to defeat Venus Williams 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) and advance to the Pan Pacific Open final on Friday.
The seventh-seeded Kvitova won when Williams' return was long to close the match at Ariake Colosseum in 2 hours, 24 minutes.

Kvitova dominated the tiebreak, jumping out to 6-0 lead. Williams got two points back before Kvitova capitalized on her third match point.

'I am really happy with how I played today,'' Kvitova said. 'It was a very close match, and every game was up and down.''.