Doi, Hibino set adult singular all-Japanese WTA final

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HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Misaki Doi dissapoint second-seeded Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-3 Saturday to set adult a singular all-Japanese final during a Japan Women’s Open.

Nao Hibino changed into her fifth career WTA singles final after rallying to kick Mihaela Buzarnescu 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 in a other semifinal.

It’s a initial all-Japanese singles final on a WTA debate given 1997, when Naoko Sawamatsu degraded Yuka Yoshida in Jakarta.

Both Doi and Hibino are seeking their second WTA singles titles — Doi won during Luxembourg in Oct 2015, and Hibino won in Tashkent a same month.

Doi and Hibino are now even in their head-to-head record with dual wins apiece.

The dual Japanese players have also teamed adult to strech a doubles final during a Japan Women’s Open, and will play Christina McHale and Valeria Savinykh.

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