WTA Japan Open: Zarina Diyas to face Sam Stosur in Sunday's final
10:51, 12 October 2014
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.
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.