Canberra Open: Wei beats Eala, to face Ito in final

Chinese Sijia Wei advanced to the final of the Canberra Open by beating Filipino qualifier Alexandra Eala 7-5, 6-2 on Friday.

Wei, ranked No 134, will play Japanese Aoi Ito, the No 7 seed, next at the Canberra Tennis Centre.

Ahead of her win today, the 21-year-old Chinese won against Australian wildcard Lizette Cabrera (6-3, 6-4), Thai Mananchaya Sawangkaew, the No 8 seed (6-3, 6-2) and Simona Waltert (6-1, 6-4).

Eala, ranked No 147, won against Austrian qualifier Sinja Kraus (6-2, 6-4), Dutchwoman Arianne Hartono (6-3, 6-3) and Australian wildcard Taylah Preston (4-6, 6-2, 6-1) earlier in the week.

Canberra WTA 125K Series, other semi-final result (Canberra Tennis Centre, hard, USD 164,000):

• Aoi Ito beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (1): 6-2, 6-2

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