Stosur through to final in Osaka

Top seed Samantha Stosur will face fifth seed Zarina Diyas in the final of the Japan Open on Sunday after both came through their semi-finals.

Australian Stosur, who won the US Open in 2011, defeated third seed Elina Svitolina 7-6 (8/6) 6-2 in a match time of one hour 31 minutes to remain on course to defend her title.

Kazakhstan’s Diyas came through 6-2 7-5 against Thailand’s Luksika Kumkhum as she bids to win her first WTA title.