Arakawa d. Yi Tsao

Arakawa beat Yi Tsao 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals at the W15 Brisbane. Arakawa won 84 of 167 points (50%). Arakawa hit 4 aces to 5 and won 65% of points behind the first serve (34/52) against 65% for Yi Tsao. The second serve told: 56% won for Arakawa, 38% for Yi Tsao. Arakawa converted 4 of 10 break points and saved 2 of 5 faced; Yi Tsao converted 3 of 5. The match was played on hard in Australia.