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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez defeated Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova 7-5, 6-3 in semifinal play Saturday at the Japan Open in Tokyo.
Fernandez, from Laval, Que., needed one hour 54 minutes to complete the victory.
She will face Diana Shnaider in the final on Sunday. The Russian defeated Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova 6-4, 7-6 (7) in Saturday’s other semifinal.
Fellow Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski will also play in a final on Sunday. The Ottawa native and her Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani won their women’s doubles semifinal 5-7, 6-4, 10-3 against Australian duo Storm Hunter and Maya Joint on Saturday.
The top-seeded Dabrowski and Stefani will take on Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in the final. The Italians won their semifinal 6-4, 6-0 against Slovakia’s Tereza Mihalíková and Great Britain’s Olivia Nicholls.
Andreescu reaches quarters in Mexico
Meanwhile, Canada’s Bianca Andreescu defeated Spain’s Alicia Herrero Linana 6-1, 6-1 in quarterfinal play at the Querétaro Open in Querétaro, Mexico, on Friday.
Andreescu, the No. 4 seed from Mississauga, Ont., needed just 55 minutes to breeze to her ninth victory in a row.
She was scheduled to play Carole Monnet of France in the semifinals of the WTA 125 tournament on Saturday.
Source: www.cbc.ca
