Russian tennis star Diana Schneider has reached the final of the WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open 2026 tournament after defeating Mia Puhankova of Slovakia. In a match that lasted one hour and 46 minutes, the No. 3 Russian, who plays in neutral status in international tennis tournaments, beat Pohankova 6-4; 7-6 (0-7). The Russian tennis player is now scheduled to compete in the final against Canadian Leila Fernandez, who earlier reached the final round of the tournament in Tokyo by beating Uzbekistan's Kamila Rakimova 7-5; 6-3.