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Slovak wildcard Mia Pohankova stunned seventh seed Naomi Osaka 6-3, 7-5 to reach the Pan Pacific Open quarter-finals in Tokyo, where she will next face Alycia Parks.
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Eighteen-year-old Mia Pohankova produced the performance of her young career to knock Naomi Osaka out of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Thursday.
The Slovak wildcard, who only recently celebrated her 18th birthday, dispatched the No.7 seed 6-3, 7-5 - recovering from an early deficit in the opening set before taking full control of the contest.
It was a deeply uncomfortable afternoon for Osaka, eliminated in front of her home crowd by a player ranked far below her, as WTA reports.
Pohankova now faces Alycia Parks in the last eight. Parks booked her spot with a ruthless 6-3, 6-1 dismissal of Kimberly Birrell earlier in the day.
Elsewhere, Leylah Fernandez impressed in defeating fifth seed Elise Mertens 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), while top-ranked Elena Rybakina was scheduled to take on Yulina Putintseva later on Thursday.
The tournament has been hit by high-profile withdrawals. Second seed Maja Chwalinska pulled out with a left thigh injury, and No.4 seed Belinda Bencic was forced to withdraw due to a right-ankle problem - robbing the event of two of its most fancied contenders.
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