The meeting, which lasted 1 hour and 56 minutes, ended with a score of 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 4 in favor of Osaka.

Plushkova completed three aces and was mistaken four times at the service. Osaki has 15 aces and three double faults.

In the fight for the trophy, the Japanese will play against the Czech Petra Kvitovoy, who beat the American Daniel Rose Collins.

Earlier it was reported that Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic reached the 1/2 final of the Australian Open.