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Czech mates reach final

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Daniela Bedanova dispatched Britain's Alice Branes 6-4, 6-3 to set-up an all-Czech final in the girls singles at the Hong Kong Open Junior Championships yesterday.

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Top seeded Bedanova, ranked sixth in the world in juniors, used her strong groundstrokes as she booked a meeting with compatriot Petra Cetkovska, who ended the run of second seed Suchanan Viratprasert of Thailand, 6-1, 6-3.

Bedanova, 16, is favoured to win today's final against 14-year-old Cetkovska at Victoria Park as the Czech Republic continued their stranglehold on the tournament.

There's a possibility that Czech players will appear in all four finals with the country almost certain to dominate the girl's events.

Bedanova and Cetkovska are also in the semi-finals of the girls' doubles - but with different partners.

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Bedanova partnered Aniela Mojzis to beat Britain's Julia Smith and Kathy Vymetal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, while Cetkovska and Renata Voracova outplayed Caroline Tiedemand and Jenny Zachrisson 6-3, 6-3.

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