Tennis Tracker: Zheng and Kenin reach the final in Tokyo, the semi-finals in Guangzhou are approaching

It’s semifinal day on the ATP and WTA tours, and some of the world’s best players are just one win away from securing their spots in Sunday’s showpiece tournament.

09:24 CET – Qinwen Zheng (22) secured her place in the Tokyo final with a 7:6, 6:3 win over Diana Shnaider (20).

07:30 CET – Good morning and welcome back to Tennis Tracker, the weekend begins!

Before we look at the rest of the day, there is already the result of the first semi-final in Tokyo, where ninth seed Katie Boulter (28) was beaten by Sofia Kenin (25) 6:4, 6:4. .

And currently number 1 seeded Chinese superstar Zheng Qinwen (22) is fighting for the right to appear in the final and will face another young starlet, Diana Shnaider (22). You can watch this game with us at Flashscore.

A little later in China, another number 1, Katerina Siniakova (28), will meet Olga Danilovic (23), before Luzia Bronzetti (25) and Caroline Dolehide (26) meet in the other semi-final.

This afternoon the attention turns to the ATP Tour with a series of tasty Final Four duels.

At 2:00 p.m. CET, Lorenzo Musetti (22) meets Jack Draper (22) in Vienna, while Arthur Fils (20) meets Ben Shelton (22) in what is sure to be an entertaining affair in Basel.

Shortly afterwards, last week’s Almaty champion Karen Khachanov (28) hopes for another final, but Alex de Minaur (25) stands in his way in the Austrian capital.

In Switzerland there will be a semi-final between Holger Rune (21) and the surprise team Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (21).