World number four Naomi Osaka showed no signs of fatigue as she powered past Belgium’s Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1 in her second match of the day on Saturday.
The victory helped her to reach the Pan Pacific Open final.
Osaka was forced to double up after persistent showers had washed out her quarter-final against Yulia Putintseva on Friday.
The top seed then outclassed her Kazakh opponent 6-4 6-4 hours later to advance to the semi-finals in Osaka, Japan.
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Source: Vanguard Newspaper
