Clijsters secures final spot

Kim Clijsters shunted Sam Stosur out of her path to reach the final of the WTA Championships in Doha on Saturday - after being involved in a car crash on her way to the venue.

The Belgian is bidding to win the end-of-season event for the third time, to crown a season in which she successfully defended her US Open title, and recovered from the pre-match accident to beat Australian Stosur 7-6 (7/3) 6-1.

Clijsters said: "I played well during the important points which is why I won the first set. In the second I felt that she dropped her game a little bit and that gave me the chance."

The 27-year-old had earlier revealed on Twitter how her journey to the Khalifa International venue was a fraught one.

She wrote: "We just had a car accident on our way to the courts! So scary... Bob, my manager took the hit...

"We are all okay... Just the car is ready for the junk yard :-)"

A picture posted by Clijsters showed an official tournament car with the passenger door damaged and a wing mirror hanging by a wire.

Clijsters will take on the winner of the second semi-final between Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, the current world number one, and Russia's Vera Zvonareva.