Defending champion Yanina Wickmayer beat China's Peng Shuai 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 on Friday to advance to the ASB Classic final. Wickmayer struggled with her serve, squandering her first match point with her ninth double fault before wrapping up the victory. She next plays Greta Arn, who beat Julia Goerges 7-6 (3), 6-3. The second-seeded Wickmayer lost her cool with linesmen and the chair umpire after a series of disputed calls. Arn, who beat top-seeded Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals, reached her second WTA Tour final and first since she won the Estoril title in 2007. The Hungarian only sneaked into the main draw at Auckland when three players immediately ahead of her withdrew and came to the tournament without her coach who told her it was too far away "unless I buy a Concorde." "I'm living a dream -- I'm definitely playing some of the best tennis of my life," the 31-year-old Arn said. Arn has been on the professional circuit since 1997, barring the three-year break she took from 2002 to work in advertising. She said she had to take the time off to rebuild her finances after an agent left her "in red figures." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5997701
