Naomi Osaka the latest seed to crash out of Citi Open

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Belinda Bencic is the highest ranked player left at the Citi Open after Naomi Osaka became the latest seed to tumble out.

The third-seeded Osaka from Japan was beaten in three sets by Magda Linette as the Pole came from a break down in the decider to win 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

“I’m very happy, because it was really tough,” Linette said after the match. “I knew that at some point she [will] come back, and I just wanted to keep playing aggressive. And even though I missed some in the second set, I just tried to stay aggressive, and somehow I came back.”

Next up for the world No 62 is Croatia’s Donna Vekic, who required two hours and 23 minutes to beat Fanny Stollar 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (15-13),

Sixth seed Bencic advanced without having to lift a racket after Nao Hibino from Japan pulled out of the clash due to injury.

The Swiss player will face Andrea Petkovic in the quarter-final.

Meanwhile, Katie Boulder’s run came to an end as the Brit went down 7-5, 6-2 against Yulia Putintseva from the Ukraine.

The eighth-seeded Putintseva will face two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova for a place in the semi-final after the Russian beat Ana Bogdan 6-2, 6-1.

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