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Osaka withdraws, Mertens and Kanepi to play Gippsland Trophy final – WTA Tennis

No.2 seed Naomi Osaka withdrew from her scheduled semifinal match against No.7 seed Elise Mertens at the Gippsland Trophy, giving the Belgian a spot in the final…

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No.2 seed Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Gippsland Trophy on Saturday ahead of her semifinal match against No.7 seed Elise Mertens, giving the Belgian safe passage through to her first final of the 2021 season.
Mertens will now face unseeded Kaia Kanepi for the trophy on Sunday. Estonia’s Kanepi continued her stellar run at the Melbourne event with a 6-3, 7-6(6) victory over No.9 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach her first WTA singles final since 2013.
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