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Naomi Osaka fought via an damage to defeat defending champion Suzan Lamens 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Wednesday.
The No. 1 seed in her home-country match, Osaka was up 5-0 within the third set when she referred to as for a medical timeout. After trainers closely wrapped her left thigh, she returned to the courtroom and dropped two video games earlier than defeating Lamens, of the Netherlands. Her motion was hampered, nonetheless.
Osaka was helped by her personal 9 aces and eight double faults by Lamens.
Also advancing to her fifth quarterfinal of 2025 was Sorana Cirstea of Romania, a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Katie Boulter of Great Britain. Olga Danilovic of Serbia defeated Ashlyn Krueger 6-4, 6-4 to maneuver on.
Ningbo Open
No. 6 seed Belinda Bencic survived a late rally by Yuliia Starodubtseva to maneuver on to the quarterfinal in Ningbo, China, after a 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 win.
Bencic, of Switzerland, had a 5-2 lead and a double match level, however Ukraine’s Starodubtseva launched a livid rally. She fended off the match factors to interrupt Bencic’s serve, then one other break tied the match at 5-5. But Starodubtseva could not win her subsequent service sport, a marathon body that noticed 5 deuces, and Bencic served out for the win.
Diana Shnaider of Russia, the No. 7 seed, additionally got here from behind to win in three units, defeating Czech Karolina Muchova 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. Aila Tomljanovic of Australia was a 7-6 (6), 6-3 winner over Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey.
–Field Level Media