The unseeded Japanese pair of Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya advanced to the final four of the women's doubles at the French Open on Wednesday, beating top seeds Timea Babod and Kristina Mladenovic 7-6(4), 6-3 in the quarterfinals.Their victory over the Australian Open champions marks the first time in 16 years a Japanese team has booked a place in the semifinals at Roland Garros, with Ai Sugiyama and Rika Fujiwara being the last to accomplish the feat."I tried not to let them have it easy. I can't get over the excitement. We've come this far so I want to break through the semifinal wall an…READ FULL ARTICLE