Simona Halep, Venus Williams stunned by Naomi Osaka, Daria Kasatkina

Simona Halep of Romania returns a shot to Petra Martic of Croatia during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 14, 2018 in Indian Wells, California. Pic/Getty Images/AFP

Naomi Osaka and Daria Kasatkina will go head to head for the Paribas Open title after stunning Simona Halep and Venus Williams respectively in the semi-finals here on Friday.

Unseeded Japanese Roger Federer has earned a spot in the semi-finals of the Paribas Open here after beating Hyeon Chung in straight setsOsaka overcame World No. 1 Halep 6-3, 6-0. Osaka's opponent in the final is Russia's Kasatkina, who beat Williams 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

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