Top seed Samantha Stosur will face fifth seed Zarina Diyas in the final of the Japan Open on Sunday after both came through their semi-finals.
Australian Stosur, who won the US Open in 2011, defeated third seed Elina Svitolina 7-6 (8/6) 6-2 in a match time of one hour 31 minutes to remain on course to defend her title.
Kazakhstan’s Diyas came through 6-2 7-5 against Thailand’s Luksika Kumkhum as she bids to win her first WTA title.