Dinara Safina fought back from a set down to power past Italy's Flavia Pennetta 3-6 7-5 6-0 to reach the final of the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Sunday.

The world number one will play Svetlana Kuznetsova, who upset second seed Elena Dementieva with surprising ease in her semi-final on Saturday.

The world number nine eased past her fellow Russian 6-4 6-2 in one hour and seven minutes.

Kuznetsova is trying to win her first tournament since New Haven in 2007.

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"I was more consistent than in my other matches," said Kuznetsova, who needed three sets in both her first and second-round matches.

"I was extremely focused. I had to dictate because otherwise Elena will play very aggressively."

In Fes, Morocco, Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues beat Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-0 6-1 to take the title.

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