Kuznetsova through to Dubai final
Kuznetsova has reached her second final of 2008
The Russian recovered from dropping the opening set to win 5-7 6-4 6-3.
Kuznetsova held her nerve in the final set to close out a marathon two-and-three-quarter hour match.
She will meet Francesca Schiavone, conqueror of top seed Justine Henin in the previous round, or Elena Dementieva in the final on Saturday.