WTA Japan Open: Zarina Diyas to face Sam Stosur in Sunday's final

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstani tennis player Zarina Diyas has made it into the finals of the Japan Women's Open Tennis held in Osaka, Japan, according to 24.kz.

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Diyas reached Sunday's final by beating Luksika Kumkhum 6-2, 7-5, halting the dream run of the Thai who reached her first WTA semis despite not winning a main draw match since March before this week. Former US Open winner Samantha Stosur beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Saturday to reach the Japan Women's Open final. The top-seeded Australian downed third seed Svitolina 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 in Osaka to set up a final against Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas.