Clark and Kellogg impress again to reach final in Odense

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Posted: Saturday 24th October 2009 | 18:29

ANTHONY Clark and Donna Kellogg have reached the Denmark Open Super Series final after a straight sets victory in Odense.

DENMARK DREAM: Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg reach Denmark Open Super Series final with impressive win
DENMARK DREAM: Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg reach Denmark Open Super Series final with impressive win (Getty Images)

The British seventh seeds were in menacing form on Saturday and took just 34 minutes to romp past China's sixth seeds Tao Jiaming and Zhang Yawen 21-18, 21-17.

European champions Clark and Kellogg came through a tight three-set quarter-final with fellow-Brits Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork on Friday but were in no mood to hang around against the Chinese duo.

Jiaming and Yawen raced to a 6-1 advantage in the first set before the Brits found their groove and powered to a 16-10 lead before closing out the set.

The second set was a more tense contest but a string of nine points in a row saw Clark and Kellogg establish an 18-9 lead which proved too much for the Chinese pair to catch up.

Home favourites and second seeds Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen await in Sunday's final after the Danish duo came through a rollercoaster semi against Poland's Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kustiuczyk.

Fisher and Pedersen seemed to be cruising to a win after taking the first set but a determined fightback from the Polish pair meant the Dane's had to dig deep to earn a 21-18, 19-21, 23-21 victory.

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