Barty & Osaka to clash in WTA China Open final

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Patna : World No 1 and top seed Ashleigh Barty, 23, Australia, and World No 4 & and reigning Australian Open Champion Naomi Osaka, 21, will clash in the women’s singles final of China Open, a WTA premier event, at Beijing, China, on October 6, 2019.

Barty, the reigning French Open Champion, beat World No 8 Kiki Bertens, 27, Netherlands, in a three-set thriller 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 in the semi-finals. Barty hammered 9 Aces in the match to 5 by Bertens.Both the players committed 4 double faults each. Both of them also won 3 break points each in the match. They also won 3 games each in a row during the match. Both the players won 63 service points each during the match.

Fourth seed Osaka beat World No 19 Caroline Wozniacki, 29, Denmark, the 2018 Australian Open Champion, 6-4, 6-2 in the second semi-finals winning 3 break points besides winning 5 games in a row.  Osaka fired 5 Aces in the match t 4 by Wozniacki, the 16th seed. Osaka won 43 service points to 32 by Wozniacki.