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Bertens books place in WTA Finals semis as Osaka pulls out due to injury

Bertens books place in WTA Finals semis as Osaka pulls out due to injury

Singapore, Oct 26 (IANS) World No. 9 Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands advanced to the semi-final round of the WTA Finals in Singapore on Friday after Japan's Naomi Osaka was forced to retire due to injury.

World No. 4 Osaka, 21, pulled out after 47 minutes, reports Efe.

 

Trailing 3-6, Osaka called her coach Sascha Bajin for not feeling physically well, and as a result gave the 26-year-old Bertens a chance to win the tennis title.

"I saw her in the match before that she was struggling a little bit with the hamstring, and of course she was taped today, but I think in the beginning she was still okay," Bertens said in a post-match presser.

"It is never easy or never nice to win a match like this, but it is what it is. I will take it and I will take my rest, and I have some more recovery time for tomorrow," Bertens added.

This was their second career encounter after the 2016 match at the Mexican Open, where Osaka prevailed 6-4 6-2.

Bertens, the first from the Red group to reach the semi-finals, is set to next take on either Elina Svitolina of Ukraine or Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic on Saturday.

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Bertens books place in WTA Finals semis as Osaka pulls out due to injury

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