WTA 250 Osaka: Fernandez Holds Her Ground, Two Romanians in the Semifinals

Only three matches took place during the quarterfinals of the Osaka tournament, following Naomi Osaka's withdrawal before her scheduled match of the day.

The matchups for the semifinals of the WTA 250 Osaka tournament are set. Despite Naomi Osaka's withdrawal before her match against Jaqueline Cristian, Leylah Fernandez continues to advance in this tournament.

The Canadian, the tournament's No. 4 seed, dominated Rebecca Sramkova in the first match of the day. The world No. 27 won in two sets (7-6, 6-3) and avenged her loss to the Slovak player, who had defeated her in August in Monterrey (2-6, 6-3, 6-2).

For a spot in the final, the 23-year-old player will face Sorana Cirstea. Returning to a very good level, the Romanian dominated Viktorija Golubic (6-2, 2-6, 6-2), confirming her success from the previous round against Katie Boulter.

Meanwhile, Cirstea's compatriot, Jaqueline Cristian, now knows her opponent in the semifinals will be the 18-year-old Czech revelation, Tereza Valentova. The latter, who upset Alexandra Eala and Elise Mertens in this tournament, this time eliminated Olga Danilovic (4-6, 6-2, 6-3).