The doubles quarterfinals of the women’s tennis Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament 2024 (Japan/Tokyo, hard, WTA500) was held on the 25th, where the pair of Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi competed against the 4th seeds C. Bucsa (Spain) and M. Nikulsk (Romania) pair 6-3, 3-6, [10-4]After a fierce full-set battle, he defeated them and advanced to the top four.
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Aoyama and Hozumi defeated A. Panova/G. Olmos (Mexico) in the first round of this tournament, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), [10-4]They defeated him in a come-from-behind turn and advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the first set of the quarterfinals, Aoyama and Hozumi won points with a 78% probability on their first serve and did not give their opponents a break, and in the return game they broke in the second game and took the lead.
In the second set, Aoyama and Hozumi were caught up by one set all, winning two breaks but allowing three breaks, but in the final set, which was decided by a 10-point tie-break, they were up 4-1 in the early stages. Once he took the lead, he maintained this lead until the end and won a fierce battle that lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes.
In the post-match press conference, Hozumi looked back on the quarterfinals and said, “In the final set, Osamu-san (Aoyama) and I talked about trying to take the initiative ourselves, and Osamu-san was very active in front of us from the beginning. I think I was able to get the flow of the ball by being proactive with my strokes from the return.”
The victorious Aoyama and Hozumi will face the top seeds G. Dabrowski (Canada) and E. Lutliff (New Zealand) in the semi-finals. The pair advanced by defeating P. Pripush (Thailand)/Tsao Jiayi (Taiwan) in the quarterfinals.
Aoyama and Hozumi lost to the pair of Dabrowski and Rutliff in the quarterfinals of the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2024 (Japan/Osaka Morita Tennis Center Utsubo, Hard, WTA250) last week.
Looking ahead to the revenge match, Aoyama said, “I think last week was a disappointing match where I missed out by one chance, so this time my serve has improved, so I want to play more aggressively than last week. ” he said enthusiastically.
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