Naomi Osaka and Anastasija Sevastova will play the semifinal in Beijing
Osaka
After winning the first 3 matches in style, Naomi had to win a tough battle in the quarters against the world no. 45 Shuai Zhang 3-6 6-4 7-5. This match lasted 2 hours and 33 minutes and it was very taxing from a mental point of view. It will be interesting to see if Naomi will manage to reset for the semifinal.
Sevastova
Ranked no. 20, Anastasija reached the semifinal without dropping a single set and she had the luxury no to play the second round against Madison Keys (injured). For this reason, he Latvian might be in a better physical shape than Osaka.
Naomi Osaka vs. Anastasija Sevastova H2H
The head to head between Noami and Anastasija is 1-all and the Latvian won their last encounter in Doha.
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The favorite
In normal conditions, Osaka would be the favorite, but there are question marks about her shape after her huge battle in the quarters.
The match is scheduled for Saturday 2.30pm
