To open serve with tennis, and action from the Wuhan open, the only Chinese player left in the draw in singles or doubles was Peng shuai. She would partner with American Christina McHale to battle Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the US and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. With the winners earning a spot into the final of the doubles event in Hubei province.

Mattek-Sands and Safarova won the first set 6-4, and break their opponents in the opening game of the second, and continue to play well, Peng's volley finds the net as the Czech/American pair would take a 2-love lead.

Peng is serving to keep her team in the match, but unleashes a double fault, which seals a 6-4, 6-3 victory for Mattek-Sands and Safarova as they move into the final.

Win ensures Slovakian moves back into top ten rankings

To singles play, and that is Dominika Cibulkova serving to Svetlana Kuznetsova, the Slovak goes for the drop shot, but the Russian gets to it and fires home a winner, as she take the opening frame 6-3.

In the opening game of the second, the two wage in a pretty good rally, with the Slovak trying a drop shot again -- this time it is too good for Kuznetsova to reach. Cibulkova takes the set 6-3 to set up a decider.

And the former Australian Open finalist would be able to continue her fine play in the third, as Kuznetsova fires this return long. Cibulkova prevails 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to make the final. The win will also see her return to the top-ten in the rankings. (SWIPE)

2014 champ needs 67 minutes to book place in final

The other semi would see -- Petra Kvitova the fourth seed in action against Simona Halep.

The 2014 winner of this event would have an easy time with the Romanian already up 3-love her return is too good for Halep to reach.

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic returns the ball during the women's singles semifinal against Romania's Simona Halep at 2016 WTA Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan, central of China's Hubei Province, Sept. 30, 2016. Kvitova won 2-0. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

The lefthanded Czech would not be troubled in the opener, up 5-1 she is able to seal the frame, hitting behind the Romanian taking the game at love to take the set 6-1.

The Second set als pretty ho-hum, as Kvitova gets a service winner on match point sealing a 6-1, 6-2 triumph in 67 minutes to make it into her first final of the year.