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Defending champion McHale faced surprisingly little resistance from the third seed before Zarina Diyas came from a set down to beat fellow Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the day's second quarter-final.
Eighth seed Putintseva's exit left organisers hoping Japanese qualifier Miyu Kato could continue her dream run after a week of upsets and the early loss of local favourite Kimiko Date in her final tournament at the age of 46.
And Kato did not disappoint, again punching above her weight as she thumped Date's conqueror Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia 6-1, 6-3.
"Once I won the first set I relaxed a little more," said McHale. "I served better in the second set and pulled it out."
Croatia's Jana Fett was squaring off against China's Wang Qiang in the day's final singles match.
source: AFP
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