From No. 659 to the quarter-finals
A year ago Mia Pohankova was ranked No. 659. Today the 18-year-old Slovak beat seventh seed and former champion Naomi Osaka 6-3, 7-5 in 95 minutes to reach the quarter-finals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
Osaka had survived her opener earlier in the week, but she could not find a way past the teenager in straight sets.
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What awaits in the last eight
Pohankova’s next opponent is Alycia Parks, who beat Australia’s Kimberly Birrell 6-3, 6-1. Top seed Elena Rybakina moved on with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Yulia Putintseva and will face Leylah Fernandez, who got past fifth seed Elise Mertens 6-2, 7-6 (8).
In the WTA 250 in Guangzhou, fourth seed Lilli Tagger of Austria was the only seed to win on the day, beating Magda Linette 6-2, 6-2 in 67 minutes.
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