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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez defeated Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova 7-5, 6-3 in semifinal play Saturday at the Japan Open in Tokyo.
Fernandez, from Laval, Que., needed one hour 54 minutes to complete the victory.
She will play the winner of the late semifinal between Russia’s Diana Shnaider and Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova.
The final at the WTA 500 tournament was scheduled for Sunday.
Andreescu reaches quarters in Mexico
Meanwhile, fellow Canadian Bianca Andreescu defeated Spain’s Alicia Herrero Linana 6-1, 6-1 in quarterfinal play at the Querétaro Open in Querétaro, Mexico.
Andreescu, the No. 4 seed from Mississauga, Ont., needed just 55 minutes to breeze to her ninth victory in a row.
She was scheduled to play Carole Monnet of France in the semifinals of the WTA 125 tournament on Saturday.