Tokyo, Oct 29 (AP) Naomi Osaka, seeded No. 7 and playing before home fans in Japan, was knocked out of the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday by Mia Pohankova of Slovakia.

    Pohankova, who turned 18 a week ago and was a wildcard entry in Japan, upset Osaka 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals after a match that lasted 1 hour, 35 minutes.

    Pohankova will face Alycia Parks in the quarterfinals. Pohankova was the 2025 junior singles champion at Wimbledon.

    Osaka was coming off a win over Jasmine Paolini in the first round in Tokyo.

    In other round-of-16 matches on Thursday at the Pan Pacific Open, Parks defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-3, 6-1, and Leylah Fernandez defeated No. 5 Elise Mertens 6-2, 7-6 (8).

    In a late match, top-ranked Elena Rybakina faced Yulina Putintseva. Both were born in Russia but represent Kazakhstan.

    Second-seeded Maja Chwalinska and No. 4 Belinda Bencic pulled out of the tournament earlier with injuries. Chwalinska has an injured left thigh and Bencic has a right-ankle injury. (AP) DDV

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