Top-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China claimed the Toray Pan Pacific Open with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over American wild card Sofia Kenin in the final and clinch her place in the WTA finals.

Although the top-seeded Chinese entered the final as the favorite, she missed out on two break points in the fifth and four another two games later. Ultimately, the 2020 Australian Open winner managed to force a tie-break and even be tied 5-5 there with the top seed.

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

No. 1 seed Qinwen Zheng of China swept the last nine games against Japan's Moyuka Uchijima on Thursday to move into the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals in Tokyo.

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.

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

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.