Katie Boulter misplaced within the Pan Pacific Open final 4 to Sofia Kenin

British primary Katie Boulter missed out on a spot within the Pan Pacific Open remaining after dropping in straight units to American Sofia Kenin within the semi-finals on Saturday.

The 28-year-old was aiming to win his third title of the yr however misplaced 6-4 6-4 in Tokyo in a single hour and half-hour to the previous world quantity 4.

Boulter was damaged twice within the first set and, though he recovered one of many breaks when Kenin began to serve the set, he was unable to interrupt once more and the 2020 Australian Open champion took the set on the second time of asking.

Kenin needed to save 4 break factors within the sixth recreation of the second set however held on to make it 3-3 and break the Briton within the subsequent recreation, sustaining his benefit thereafter to achieve the ultimate.

She is going to face China’s prime seed Zheng Qinwen after the Olympic champion beat sixth seed Diana Shnaider of Russia 7-6 (7-5) 6-3.

It’s the second time that Zheng has reached the ultimate of this competitors, after being overwhelmed by Liudmila Samsononova in 2022.