Naomi Osaka was the favourite going in to her home tournament this week at WTA Osaka, but she was forced to withdraw before her quarterfinal match and we will now have a first ever matchup between Leylah Fernandez and Tereza Valentova for the title in Japan’s second biggest city. Given the level both have shown so far this week, this is sure to be quite an exciting final, as well as one with a very unpredictable outcome.

WTA Osaka Final Prediction

Leylah Fernandez vs Tereza Valentova

Head-to-head: first meeting

Fernandez has never really manager to deliver on the promise she showed back at the 2021 US Open, but she has at least established herself as a solid top 40 player and won the biggest title of her career so far this year in Washington. After a very good run to the final this we

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