Ukraine's Elina Svitolina stunned second seed Karolina Pliskova

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina. Pic/ AFP

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina stunned second seed Karolina Pliskova on Friday to reach her first Brisbane International final in four attempts.

After falling at the semi-final stage in her previous two attempts, Svitolina recovered from 0-4 down in the first set to win 7-5, 7-5.

She mastered the huge Pliskova serve and outhit her Czech opponent from the back of the court. Svitolina also showed admirable mental strength when after squandering a 5-2 second set lead and allowing Pliskova to level at 5-5, she broke once more and held on to win on her fourth match point.

Meanwhile, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov defeated Britain's Kyle Edmund 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4. Dimitrov will face Australian Nick Kyrgios, who beat Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.

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