All results
- Quarter-finalAnn Li d. Lilli Tagger6-4 3-6 7-6
- Quarter-finalAshlyn Krueger d. Talia Gibson6-1 6-3
- Quarter-finalKatie Boulter d. Antonia Ruzic3-6 6-3 6-3
- Quarter-finalKaterina Siniakova d. Mary Stoiana6-1 6-2
Ann Li beat Lilli Tagger 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the pick of the Osaka quarter-finals. Li is ranked No. 25 and Tagger No. 57. Li took the opening set, Tagger answered in the second, and the third finished 7-6.
Tagger hit 9 aces to Li’s 8, so the loser led the one stat that is easy to notice. Each player converted 1 break point, Li from 4 chances and Tagger from 2. Tennis can be like that.
Katie Boulter, ranked No. 58, came from a set down to beat Antonia Ruzic 3-6 6-3 6-3. She converted 7 of 10 break points, and Ruzic, ranked No. 91, converted 5 of 9. Boulter also hit 22 winners.
Ashlyn Krueger beat Talia Gibson 6-1 6-3. Krueger converted 5 of 7 break points and hit 6 aces. Gibson, the world No. 42, converted her only break point chance, 1 of 1.
Katerina Siniakova beat Mary Stoiana 6-1 6-2. Siniakova won 76 % of her first-serve points to Stoiana’s 52 %. Stoiana landed 80 % of her first serves, the best number on either side of that match.
Next comes a Semi-final between Boulter and Siniakova, set for 07:30 CEST.
