Inoue d. Kaji

Inoue beat Kaji 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals at the W35 Osaka. Inoue won 74 of 134 points (55%). Inoue hit 0 aces to 2 and won 62% of points behind the first serve (26/42) against 53% for Kaji. The second serve told: 38% won for Inoue, 17% for Kaji. Inoue converted 6 of 11 break points and saved 5 of 8 faced; Kaji converted 3 of 8. The match was played on hard in Japan.