Top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland held off Japanese qualifier Mai Hontama 6–4, 7–5 on Wednesday and advanced to the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
Swiatek rallied from 4–1 down in the first set and squandered a 5–1 lead in the second set before prevailing in just over two hours. Up next is No. 8 seed Veronika Kudermetova of Russia, who defeated Kayla Day 6–3, 6–3 in second-round action at the WTA 500 event.
