Tennis: Mertens Out In Tokyo As Last Two Seeds Trampled

American Christina McHale pummelled Belgium's Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-1 to reach the Japan Women's Open semi-finals Friday as the last two remaining seeds in Tokyo fell by the wayside

TOKYO, Sept 15, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Sep, 2017 ) - American Christina McHale pummelled Belgium's Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-1 to reach the Japan Women's Open semi-finals Friday as the last two remaining seeds in Tokyo fell by the wayside.

Defending champion McHale faced surprisingly little resistance from the third seed before Zarina Diyas came from a set down to beat fellow Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the day's second quarter-final.

Eighth seed Putintseva's exit left organisers hoping Japanese qualifier Miyu Kato could continue her dream run after a week of upsets and the early loss of local favourite Kimiko date in her final tournament at the age of 46. And Kato did not disappoint, again punching above her weight as she thumped Date's conqueror Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia 6-1, 6-3.