By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) - World number four Japanese Naomi Osaka beat Czech seventh seed Karolina Pliskova to advance to the final at the Australian Open on Thursday.
The 22-year-old Japanese won 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 and will face World No. 6 Czech Petra Kvitova in the final on Saturday.
Kvitova beat American Danielle Collins to secure the first finalist berth at the Australian Open 2019 on Thursday.
The 28-year-old Czech player claimed her first Grand Slam final since being stabbed in December 2016.
The winner will replace Romania's Simona Halep as the world number one.