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In all, five of the eight seeds made it to the final eight in Ningbo – actually, with the No. 1 and No. 2 both late scratches, five of the six live seeds.

Given the carnage, that’s not too bad. Although Barbora Krecjikova retired, and pulled out of the doubles, too.

In Osaka, it was basically a free for all.

Literally: four qualifiers, a wild card, a lucky loser and … No. 7 seed Diane Parry. She’s in the semis, with the other three still alive qualifiers. She will kick herself if she doesn’t bag the title.

ATP Tour – Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 final results

(Osaka is 13 hours ahead of EDT; Ningbo is 12 hours ahead)

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Kinoshito Group Japan Open
Location: Osaka, Japan
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Oct. 14 – 20, 2024
Prize money: $267,080
Draws: S96 – D32

Friday, Oct. 18, 2024
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[7] Diane Parry (FRA) def Clara Tauson (DEN) 63 16 63

 

[Q] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) def [WC] Sara Saito (JPN) 75 64

[Q] Aoi Ito (JPN) def [LL] Eva Lys (GER) 67 (8) 62 63

[Q] Suzan Lamens (NED) def [Q] Ana Bogdan (ROU) 46 63 63

 

Doubles semifinal

[4] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) def [1] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) WALKOVER 

 

 

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Ningbo Open
Location: Ningbo, China
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Oct. 14 – 20, 2024
Prize money: $922,573
Draws: S28 – D16

Friday, Oct. 18, 2024
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

Mirra Andreeva (RUS) def [4] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 76 (5) 32 retd

[8] Paula Badosa (ESP) def [6] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 63 62

Karolina Muchova (CZE) def. [7] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 26 62 63

 

[5] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 64 16 76 (5)

 

Doubles quarterfinal

Demi Schuurs (NED) / Yuan Yue (CHN) def [2] Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) WALKOVER

 

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WTA Tour – Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 final results

ATP Tour – Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 final results

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