Most tennis fans in the United States were probably asleep during the Pan Pacific Open semifinal matches. The silver lining is the finals between Qinwen Zheng and Sofia Kenin will

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen moved into the Tokyo final but her opponent Sofia Kenin was left sweating on her fitness after retiring from her doubles match on Saturday.

Zheng hopes to add to a successful year in the Pan Pacific Open final. She reached the final of the Australian Open in January and won the Palermo Ladies Open in July. She captured Olympic gold in Paris this summer and has already qualified for the WTA Final.

Highlights and stats from Qinwen Zheng's win over Leylah Fernandez in the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open.

Chinese star will want to go one better after losing to Liudmila Samsonova two years ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The WTA 500 Tokyo Final pits rising star Zheng Qinwen against ever-resilient Sofia Kenin. The players have come into incredible form throughout the tournament, setting up an intriguing final that pitches Zheng's explosive power and local crowd support against Kenin's tactical finesse and experience.

It is a battle between two Grand Slam finalists in the WTA Tokyo final. Olympic gold medalist Qinwen Zheng will battle 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin for the title.