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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In normal conditions, Osaka would be the favorite, but there are question marks about her shape after her huge battle in the quarters.