Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska overcame blustery conditions and a dogged Jamie Hampton in the semi-finals of the Auckland Classic on Friday to set up a title clash against Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer. The Polish world number four had to dig deep in the year’s first tournament to edge out the 70th-ranked American 7-6 7-6. “I’ve never been in a final in my first tournament of the year, so it’s a good start, and I’m going to do everything in my power to win that match tomorrow,” Radwanska, who is yet to drop a set at the tournament, told reporters. “Winning a title is a great thing, especially at a tournament I haven’t played before.” Third seed Wickmayer reached her third Auckland final in four years after winning a final set tiebreak against eighth-seeded German Mona Barthel.
