The top-seeded Williams powered into her 79th career final with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Yulia Putintseva in the Kaohsiung semifinals.
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Like Williams, Doi failed to win a match in January, dropping her openers at Auckland, Hobart and the Australian Open. She eventually went on to win the first set 7-5. Both players won their respective semi final matches on Saturday, setting up “mouth watering” clash for tennis lovers on Sunday evening.
Second seed Doi beat local favorite Hsieh Su-wei 6-0 6-2. The world number 61, like Williams, has yet to lose a set in the tournament.
The 35-year-old American burst out to a 4-1 lead before Putintseva battled back to level at 5-all.
In contrast, Doi is into only her second WTA final after winning in Luxembourg last October.
Williams is a power-house with one of the quickest first serves on tour who is always looking to shorten the points and come forward.
Williams will face Misaki Doi of Japan in the final, the first time they will play each other.
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“What a tough opponent today”. “But she was playing really well and was very determined so it wasn’t easy to play her”.
