Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin has advanced to the final of the Pan Pacific Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over ninth-seeded Katie Boulter on Saturday.

British number one Katie Boulter missed out on a place in the Pan Pacific Open final after a straight-set defeat by American wildcard Sofia Kenin in Saturday's semi-finals. The 28-year-old had been aiming to win her third title of the year but lost 6-4 6-4 in Tokyo in one hour and 30 minutes to the former world number four.

British number one Katie Boulter lost to American wildcard Sofia Kenin in straight sets to miss out on the final of the Pan Pacific Open on Saturday. Boulter, who was aiming for a third

Katie Boulter’s Tokyo run ended by Sofia Kenin in the semi-finals - The British number one was beaten 6-4 6-4 by the former Australian Open champion.

Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin reached the Pan Pacific Open final by defeating Katie Boulter with scores of 6-4, 6-4. This victory marks Kenin's best performance of the season after enduring several injuries.

Katie Boulter breezed past Bianca Andreescu 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the Pan Pacific Open semifinals, where she'll face Sofia Kenin.

Katie Boulter has overcome a series of mediocre results on the WTA Tour’s Asian swing to advance to the Pan Pacific Open semifinals with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Bianca Andreescu

Canada’s Bianca Andreescu was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Friday after dropping a 6-2, 6-1 decision to Britain’s Katie Boulter.