Overview
- On Day 4, Nozomi Okuhara beat the No. 8 seed from Taiwan 2–0 in the quarterfinals to move into the semifinals.
- On Day 3, Okuhara advanced to the last eight with a 2–0 win over Akane Yamaguchi in the women’s singles second round.
- Women’s doubles pair Chiharu Shida and Arisa Igarashi pulled out before their second-round match due to Igarashi’s right forearm injury sustained in pre-tournament practice.
- Shida said they chose not to risk further damage and will determine next week’s Australian Open entry after monitoring Igarashi’s recovery.
- In other results, Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto defeated an Indonesian pair in straight games, Rui Iwanaga/Kie Nakanishi reached the last eight, and Teru Koga/Misaki Matsutomo edged a Thai duo 2–1 in mixed doubles.