Vandeweghe to meet Pliskova in Stuttgart final

American CoCo Vandeweghe cruised past Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-2 in the semi-final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Saturday to move a step closer to her first title of the season. Vandeweghe needed 74 minutes to knock out the French world No 7 for her third win over a top 10 player this week. The 26-year-old Vandeweghe beat world No 1 Simona Halep and U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens earlier in the event. Flushing Meadows semi-finalist Vandeweghe takes on Karolina Pliskova in Sunday's final after the fifth seed beat Estonia's Anett Kontaveit 6-4 6-2.

Karolina Pliskova defeats Anett Kontaveit 6-4, 6-2 in a dominant display to make the final @PorscheTennis. Won all 16 points on her serve in the second set.

— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) April 28, 2018

Vandeweghe won her first break with the scores at 4-4 before serving out for the first set. Garcia held firm up to 2-2 in the second but despite her best efforts, the sixth seed could not stop Vandeweghe from running away with the match. Vandeweghe has beaten former world No 1 Pliskova three times in five career meetings but the Czech prevailed in straight sets when they faced off in the last 16 in Stuttgart last year.