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Top Seeds Rybakina and Bencic Advance to Toray Pan Pacific Open Quarterfinals
22 Oct
Summary
- Elena Rybakina and Belinda Bencic reach Round of 16 in Tokyo
- 2024 runner-up Sofia Kenin also through to next round
- Bencic expected to easily defeat Varvara Gracheva
The Toray Pan Pacific Open 2025 is heating up in Tokyo, with top seeds Elena Rybakina and Belinda Bencic both advancing to the quarterfinals on Day 4 of the tournament. Rybakina, the top seed, secured her spot in the next round after Jasmine Paolini withdrew from the event.
Bencic, seeded fifth, is expected to easily overcome World No. 82 Varvara Gracheva in their Round of 16 clash. The Swiss player has been in excellent form on the hardcourts in the Asia swing, reaching the quarterfinals in Ningbo and the Round of 16 in Beijing and Wuhan.
Another player to watch is 2024 runner-up Sofia Kenin, who is the top-seeded American in Tokyo. Kenin, who lost the title match to Zheng Qinwen last year, registered a comfortable win over Moyuka Uchijima in the opening round and is set to face 17-year-old Japanese player Sonobe Wakana in the next round.
The winners of the four women's singles matches on Day 4 will join Karolína Muchova, Victoria Mboko, Anna Kalinskaya, and Linda Noskova in the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open 2025.
