Daily Preview (2 Nov)
The silverware showdown is well within reach at the WTA 250 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2024 with a stellar semi-finals Saturday on offer at Victoria Park. It doesn't get much better than this at any level. Top seed Diana Shnaider, one of the players of the season, takes on the defending champion Leylah Fernandez. On top of that, No.2 seed Katie Boulter will look to continue her rich vein of form in a final four bout with world No.45 Yuan Yue. Who will rise to the occasion in Causeway Bay? Shnaider, who needed three sets to hurdle Suzan Lamens in the quarter-finals, has already lifted three WTA titles in 2024, hence her sharp ranking rise up to a career-high No.14. Well, Fernandez claimed the victory in both previous duels, with 6-1, 6-4 on the Cincinnati scoreboard back in August, prior to a thrilling 6-7(7), 6-3, 6-3 win last month…