Hibino beats Siskova 6-4 6-2 in US Open qualifying semifinals

Nao Hibino booked her place in the US Open qualifying final with a controlled 6-4 6-2 win over Anna Siskova. The Japanese player's serve was the platform: 75% of her first deliveries landed, and she won 72.2% of those points along with 66.7% behind her second, offering almost nothing to attack. Siskova, by contrast, found only 67.8% first serves and won just 52.5% of them and 47.4% behind the second, while four double faults added to the pressure. Both hit three aces, but the margins on serve told the story of a straightforward Hibino afternoon.