Kvitova, Keys into Brisbane International semifinals

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and Mison Keys won Friday at Brisbane International to set up a semifinal encounter at Pat Rafter Arena. Kvitova beat qualifier Jennifer Bry 6-4, 6-2 and Keys beat fellow American Danielle Collins 6-4, 6-1 in quarterfinals. Bry was coming off wins over Maria Sharapova in first round and top-ranked Ash Barty in second.

Keys, a 2017 U.S. Open finalist, reached semifinals in Brisbane for first time in four attempts. "Happy to get a lot of matches in and feel like a lot of what I was working on during off-season is kind of immediately ing," Keys said. "re's still some things that I want to do a little bit better, but it's definitely a great starting point for year."

In later quarterfinals, defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka plays Kiki Bertens and Brisbane International defending champion Karolina Pliskova takes on Alison Riske. Australian Open starts Jan. 20 in Melbourne.