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10/29 02:56 CDT Naomi Osaka knocked out of tournament in Japan by 18-year-old
Mia Pohankova of Slovakia
Naomi Osaka knocked out of tournament in Japan by 18-year-old Mia Pohankova of
Slovakia
TOKYO (AP) --- Naomi Osaka, seeded No. 7 and playing before home fans in Japan,
was knocked out of the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday by Mia Pohankova of
Slovakia.
Pohankova, who turned 18 a week ago and was a wildcard entry in Japan, upset
Osaka 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals after a match that lasted 1
hour, 35 minutes.
Pohankova will face Alycia Parks in the quarterfinals. Pohankova was the 2025
junior singles champion at Wimbledon.
Osaka was coming off a win over Jasmine Paolini in the first round in Tokyo.
In other round-of-16 matches on Thursday at the Pan Pacific Open, Parks
defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-3, 6-1, and Leylah Fernandez defeated No. 5 Elise
Mertens 6-2, 7-6 (8).
In a late match, top-ranked Elena Rybakina faced Yulina Putintseva. Both were
born in Russia but represent Kazakhstan.
Second-seeded Maja Chwalinska and No. 4 Belinda Bencic pulled out of the
tournament earlier with injuries. Chwalinska has an injured left thigh and
Bencic has a right-ankle injury.
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