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There was plenty of chatter about performance byes in Tokyo. But Guadalajara latecomers Maria Sakkari and Caroline Garcia were finally in action Thursday, straight into the second round and now, after victories, to face each other in the quarters.

In Ningbo, No. 1 seed Ons Jabeur and No. 2 Petra Kvitova were looking for semifinal spots.

Jabeur made it; Kvitova was ousted.

ATP Tour – Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 final results

(Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of ET; Ningbo is 12 hours ahead).

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Toray Pan Pacific Open
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 25 – Oct. 1, 2023
Prize money: $780,637
Draws: S28 – D16

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023
Final results

Singles, second round

[4] Maria Sakkari (GRE) def. [Q] Misaki Doi (JPN) 63 61
[5] Caroline Garcia (FRA) def. Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 64 63
[6] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def. [Q] Despina Papamichail (GRE) 64 64

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def Linda Noskova (CZE) 63 46 60

Doubles, quarterfinals

Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Ingrid Neel (EST) def. [2] Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (JPN) 62 64

[4] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def. Ekaterina Alexandrova / Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) WALKOVER

Miyu Kato (JPN) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) def Veronika Kudermetova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 06 64 [10-6]
Eri Hozumi / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) def. Fernanda Contreras (MEX) / Despina Papamichail (GRE) 62 63