They will face fourth seeds Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli, who extended their unbeaten run as a partnership with a comeback win over Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils in the other semifinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Muchova and Mensik's contrasting strengths again proved a potent combination, with Muchova's touch and court craft complementing Mensik's power. Muchova sealed a tight opening set with a volley winner, but the Czech duo lost the second after surrendering their advantage, sending the contest into a deciding match tiebreak.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mensik then delivered under immense pressure. With a match point against them, the 20-year-old fired an ace to level the score at 9-9 before following it with another unreturnable serve to create a match point for his team. Muchova and Mensik won the final four points of the contest to complete the remarkable escape and move within one victory of the title.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bencic and Cobolli also had to fight back after losing the opening set 4-5 (7). Trailing 1-0 in the second and facing three break points, they saved all of them before turning the match around.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The fourth seeds won the final four games of the second set to force a match tiebreak, where their sharp work at the net helped them pull away for a 4-5 (7), 4-1, [10-5] victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bencic and Cobolli also had to fight back after losing the opening set 4-5 (7). Trailing 1-0 in the second and facing three break points, they saved all of them before turning the match around.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The final will be played with traditional sets to six games, replacing the four-game sets used earlier in the event, while a 10-point match tiebreak will decide the contest if required. The champions will also collect the USD 1 million grand prize.<\/p>\r\n\r\n