Slovakian tennis player Mia Pohankova beats Tereza Valentova in Tokyo opener

The gist

Slovakian tennis player Mia Pohankova beat Tereza Valentova 6-1 6-4 in the Toray Pan Pacific Open first round.
She was then due to face home favorite Naomi Osaka in the second round.

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 12, 2026Pohankova beat Anna Bondar 6-1 6-3 in the second round of the Wuhan Open.
  2. Oct 13, 2026She beat Xiyu Wang 7-6(2) 6-7(7) 6-1 in the third round in Wuhan.
  3. Oct 15, 2026She lost 6-1 6-4 to Maria Sakkari in the round of 16 in Wuhan.

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