Pan Pacific Open semifinals feature two Russians and two Chinese athletes.

[{"selector":"#anim-6ee6eb7c-4a2d-4609-811f-123032fbf31e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Pan Pacific Open semifinals feature two Russians and two Chinese athletes.

[{"selector":"#anim-54583b39-bfb1-482b-9742-bf4ea9a48f2f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.910736949248783%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google On Friday, two players from China and two from Russia reached the Pan Pacific Open semifinals.

[{"selector":"#anim-440d0617-5259-4f37-b019-693033d272cd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google In the quarterfinals, Liudmila Samsonova defeated 2017 Wimbledon winner Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 6-2.

[{"selector":"#anim-94691952-a327-4e6d-a6af-b1968f3834c1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.29687488651016%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google and Zhang Shuai will follow. Petra Martic was defeated by Zhang 7-5, 6-2.

[{"selector":"#anim-6a33e316-54ea-41ef-bf72-2d2de3d8f126 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google In the opening round, Samsonova also defeated current Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

[{"selector":"#anim-fff0c11b-1807-4e09-af0a-6b5284a835c3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The fourth-seeded player, Veronika Kudermetova, advanced by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-7 (4), 7-6 (8), 6-1.

[{"selector":"#anim-041ea38a-6c02-47e5-a3a4-0af621c03f42 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google In the semifinals, she will compete against Zheng Qinwen, a 19-year-old.American Claire Liu was upset by Zheng 6-4, 7-5.

[{"selector":"#anim-0beed8e9-c224-499c-86e4-7048eda8ee6e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.264225986463796%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google On September 24, many predict the end of the world. Learn more