Tachikawa : Japan's tennis star Naomi Osaka, No. 3 seed, reached the Toray Pan Pacific Open final for the second time in her career after defeating Italy's Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday.
Tachikawa : Japan's tennis star Naomi Osaka, No. 3 seed, reached the Toray Pan Pacific Open final for the second time in her career after defeating Italy's Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday.
The US Open champion took 71 minutes to overcome world No. 37 Giorgi in their first ever encounter, clearing the way for a trophy on home soil, reports Efe news.
"I knew that once I hit any short ball or any ball without that much speed, she was going to try to go for it. I think that we have two completely different games, and mine just happened to win today," Osaka said after the match.
The World No. 7 is set to next take on Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic for the third time overall and the second this year on Sunday.
The US Open champion took 71 minutes to overcome world No. 37 Giorgi in their first ever encounter, clearing the way for a trophy on home soil, reports Efe news.
"I knew that once I hit any short ball or any ball without that much speed, she was going to try to go for it. I think that we have two completely different games, and mine just happened to win today," Osaka said after the match.
The World No. 7 is set to next take on Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic for the third time overall and the second this year on Sunday.