Indian Wells (California) March 17 (IANS) Japan s Naomi Osaka stunned world number 1 Simona Halep of Romania in the semi-final at the Indian Wells Masters here.
The 20-year-old world number 44 made light work of Halep beating her in straight sets 6-3 6-0 in just 64 minutes of play on Friday night reports Efe.
The huge upset means Osaka moves on to the final on Sunday where she will face another 20-year-old Russian Daria Kasatkina who beat Venus Williams in a nearly three-hour epic earlier on Friday.
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