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Ashlyn Krueger dispatched the host nation’s Mai Hontama in straight units on Saturday to advance to her first WTA closing on the Japan Open in Osaka.
Krueger, a 19-year-old Dallas resident ranked No. 123 on the earth, defeated Hontama 6-3, 6-3 in a single hour and 38 minutes of their first assembly on the tour.
Krueger, who has but to drop a set within the event, had the benefit in aces, 5-0. She pushed Hontama to 13 break factors and transformed 5 of them.
In an all-Chinese semifinal, prime seed Lin Zhu gained a battle with third seed Xinyu Wang 7-5, 7-6 (6) in 124 minutes. Zhu transformed 4 of six break factors, whereas Wang managed three of 9.
Zhu goes for her second profession WTA Tour title. Krueger is in her eleventh main-draw look on the tour.
–Field Level Media