Following the withdrawal of Kei Nishikori and Maria Sharapova, many fans are disappointed not to see these two play in Hawaii. However, Nishikori stayed in Hawaii and fans can meet him off-court. On Friday, semifinal matches will be played and fans can still see a lot of action.
In the first match, Taylor Fritz will meet Brandon Nakashima who played a great match in the quarterfinal. Nakashima defeated Harrison 6-0 and 6-1 in less than an hour.
In the second match, it will be another quarterfinal winner Yanina Wickmayer and Danielle Collins. Wickmayer defeated Tobita 6-1 and 6-1 in the quarterfinal.
Sam Querrey and Jordan Thompson will take care of the second men's semifinal match. These players met twice on the ATP Tour. Querrey won both matches one in 2017 and one in 2018.
In a highly-anticipated matchup, former world number one, Angelique Kerber will meet Misaki Doi. In five H2H matches, Kerber dominated in all of them as most of the matches were played in 2015 and 2016. You can see the full schedule below.