By Jilawatan

Top seed and US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki lost her semifinal match to Australian Samantha Stosur in a nail-biting three setter as the third seed made it to the final of the 2009 HP Open, being played here on Osaka, Japan.

“It was a tough match. She started very well and I just couldn’t do anything,” Wozniacki said. “I got the momentum in the second set and turned it around, but I just didn’t take my chances in the third. We’ve had tough matches in the past and we’re both improving, so it was a 50-50 match.”

Earlier in the day, Italian Francesca Schiavone ended the dream run of Indian star Sania Mirza with a 6-2, 6-1 win in just under an hour to reach the final. Schiavone, who has been pretty impressive during the US Hard Court season, looked in total control of the match and won the match without much ado.

“I served well and was aggressive right to the end,” Schiavone said. “As I didn’t have a match yesterday, I spent the afternoon walking the city and everywhere I saw new things. I enjoy learning things about the culture here. I went to karaoke and then a nice meal. The people here are really nice.”