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Nao Hibino faces Linda Nosková in final of rain-hit Prague Open

Nao Hibino faces Linda Nosková in final of rain-hit Prague Open


Japanese lucky loser Nao Hibino advanced Monday to the final of the rain-hit Prague Open where she will face fourth-seeded Linda Nosková.

Hibino beat Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3 after their semifinal was interrupted three times Sunday before it was suspended at 15-15 in the eighth game of the third set with Hibino leading 5-2.

The 28-year-old Hibino will be chasing her third WTA title.

Nosková, 18, eased past Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 6-1, 6-1 on Sunday.

Rain washed out the entire Saturday schedule.

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