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Another walkover in doubles in Osaka.
But a couple of in-form players in Anna Kalinskaya and Karolina Muchova are through to the quarterfinals.
Muchova was due to. play the No. 2 seed, Zheng Qinwen. So it was a pretty nice twist of fate for her to instead play Jaqueline Cristian – who didn’t even get out of the FIRST round of qualifying as all the second-round losers had already gotten spots in the draw.
In Osaka, the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 seeds are gone.
(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
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024
Final results
Singles, second round
[Q] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) def [3] Elise Mertens (BEL) 36 75 41 retd
[Q] Ana Bogdan (ROU) def [4] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 60 76 (5)
[WC] Sara Saito (JPN) def [5] Elina Avanesyan (ARM) 76 (2) 64
[7] Diane Parry (FRA) def Greet Minnen (BEL) 64 62
Doubles semifinal
[3] Ena Shibahara (JPN) / Laura Siegemund (GER) def Angelica Moratelli (ITA) / Anna Siskova (CZE) 61 63
Doubles quarter final
[4] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) def Marie Bouzkova (CZE) / Camila Osorio (COL) 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
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024
Final results
Singles, second round
[4] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def. [LL] Ma Ye-Xin (CHN) 76 (5) 63
[6] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) def. Katie Boulter (GBR) 76 (2) 75
[7] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def Yuan Yue (CHN) 63 63
Karolina Muchova (CZE) def [LL] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 62 61
Doubles, quarterfinals
[1] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def. Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE) 60 64
[4] Giuliana Olmos (MEX) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) def Alexandra Eala (PHI) / En-Shuo Liang (TPE) 61 62
Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) / Xu Yifan (CHN) def Yang Zhaoxuan / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 64 64
[2] Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) vs Demi Schuurs (NED) / Yuan Yue (CHN)
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