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Tokyo Open

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Eala and Shnaider set up Tokyo quarterfinal rematch


Tokyo Open
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The Tokyo Open, also called the Toray Pan Pacific Open, is trending after its second-round matches on Wednesday, Oct. 28, set up a quarterfinal rematch between Alex Eala and Diana Shnaider. Naomi Osaka's loss in the same event, which a source describes as ending her season there, also drew attention.

Trending in the US since Oct 28, 4:50 AM EDT · about 2K+ searches · covered by 6 news outlets

The background

TOKYO, Oct. 28 — The Toray Pan Pacific Open is a WTA 500 women's tennis tournament held in Tokyo. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, two of the event's second-round matches ended in three sets. Alex Eala, the seeded No. 8, came back from a set down to beat Talia Gibson. Diana Shnaider, the No. 3 seed, also won in three sets, against qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

The two players meet again in the quarterfinals, one week after Shnaider beat Eala at the BNB Ningbo Open. Shnaider took the Ningbo match 7-5, 6-4. Both players have reached eight quarterfinals this year. Eala has won a title, in Washington in August.

What happens next

Eala and Shnaider are scheduled to meet in the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

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Key facts

  • Alex Eala beat Talia Gibson after losing the first set, in a second-round match on Wednesday.
  • Diana Shnaider beat qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets on Wednesday.
  • Eala and Shnaider will play each other in the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open.
  • Their previous meeting was at the BNB Ningbo Open, the week before, which Shnaider won.
  • Naomi Osaka lost in the Tokyo event, and sources differ on the details of her exit, so they are not described here.

Updated Oct 30, 2:38 AM EDT.

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Tokyo Open started trending in the US on Oct 28, 4:50 AM EDT, reaching about 2K+ Google searches. 6 news outlets covered it in our feed, including WTA Tennis, Reuters, Yahoo Sports. The earliest report we found came from WTA Tennis at Oct 26, 5:57 AM EDT. This topic has trended on 3 different days.

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Sources: ESPN · WTA Tennis · Yahoo Sports · The New York Times · WWD · Reuters