Sawangkaew d. Kinoshita

Sawangkaew beat Kinoshita 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals at the W100 Gifu. Sawangkaew won 69 of 118 points (58%). Sawangkaew hit 1 ace to 1 and won 72% of points behind the first serve (23/32) against 53% for Kinoshita. The second serve told: 52% won for Sawangkaew, 35% for Kinoshita. Sawangkaew converted 5 of 11 break points and saved 5 of 7 faced; Kinoshita converted 2 of 7. The match was played on hard in Japan.