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Nao Hibino to meet Donna Vekic in the final of the Tashkent Open

Friday 2 October 2015 12:29, UK

Nao Hibino of Japan plays a backhand in her second round juniors match against Yulia Putintseva of Russia
Image: Nao Hibino: The highly-rated 20-year-old from Japan reaches Tashkent Open final

Japan's Nao Hibino will take on Donna Vekic of Croatia in the final of the Tashkent Open after both players won their semi-final matches in straight sets.

Hibino, ranked 119th in the world and without a WTA title to her name, claimed a 6-3 6-4 win against Serbian Bojana Jovanovski, who had knocked out top seed Annika Beck in the quarter-finals.

Donna Vekic of Croatia celebrates a point in her against Caroline Garcia at the 2015 French Open
Image: Donna Vekic: The teenager beat Evgeniya Rodina to reach Saturday's final

The 20-year-old will take on World No 137 Vekic in Saturday's final.

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Vekic, 19, came out on top in a tightly contested first set against Evgeniya Rodina - 44 places above her in the rankings - but had no such trouble in the second to book her place in the final with a 7-5 6-1 victory.

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