Defending champ Hsieh into Japan Women's Open quarterfinals

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HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Defending champion Hsieh Su-wei was only a diversion from better 3 times as she rallied to deflect off Priscilla Hon 1-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5 on Wednesday to allege to a quarterfinals of a Japan Women’s Open.

Hon served for a compare twice in a second set and once in a third, though a 33-year-old Hsieh forced use breaks any time before harsh out a feat in 2 hours, 10 minutes.

Top-seeded Hsieh overcame a indolent initial set and finished a compare with a 73 percent success rate on Hon’s second serve. Hon had 49 winners to Hsieh’s 26, though a Australian finished a confront with 55 spontaneous errors to 29.

“In a initial set … we had no rhythm, we only couldn’t get my diversion and character going,” Hsieh said. “But a subsequent dual sets we got going.”

Hsieh will subsequent accommodate Nao Hibino, who modernized when her opponent, 2017 champion and sixth-seeded Zarina Diyas, late from their compare since of a reduce behind damage while trailing 6-1, 3-2.

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