OSAKA, Japan — The final remaining seeded participant on the WTA Japan Open superior to Sunday’s ultimate — Leila Fernandez defeated 35-year-old Solana Cirstea 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
Fernandez broke Cirstea’s serve within the deciding set 4-4 on Saturday and held his serve within the subsequent recreation to advance.
The fourth-seeded Canadian will face 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova within the ultimate. Within the different semifinal, Valentova defeated Jacqueline Cristian 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-3.
Cristian superior to the final 4 on Friday when prime seed Naomi Osaka withdrew with a left foot damage, giving the Romanian a bye within the quarterfinals.
Fernandez, the 2021 US Open runner-up, has reached the ultimate for the eighth time in his profession. Her solely semi-final look this season was on the WTA 500 DC Open, the place she defeated Anna Kalinskaya within the ultimate to win her fourth WTA singles title.
Fernandez misplaced to Coco Gauff in three units within the second spherical of the China Open in late September.
