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Patna : Fourth seed Naomi Osaka, 22, Japan, and unseeded Victoria Azarenka, 31, Belarus, both former World No 1 player, will clash in the women’s singles final of 2020 Western & Southern Open tennis tournament at Mason, Ohion, USA.
Former US and Australian Open Champion Naomi Osaka, 22, beat 14th seed Elise Mertens, 24, Belgium, 6-2, 7-6 in the semi-finals.Osaka won 5 break points in the match to 3 by Mertens. Osaka fired 4 Aces to 3 by Mertens. The Japanese, however, also committed 5 double faults to 3 by the Belgian. Mertens had created 21 break point opportunities but could convert only three of them. Osaka created 9 break point opportunities and converted 5 of them.
Two-time former Australian Open Champion Azarenka beat 8th seed Johanna Konta, 29, UK, in a tough contest 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 coming back from one set down. Azarenka won 5 break points to 3 by Konta. Azarenka fired 7 Aces to 9 by Konta. Azarenka also committed 5 double faults to 3 by Konta.