Mel South is safely through to the quarter-final at the $50k in Japan where she will meet the Japanese No 8 seed, Akiko Yonemura. The British No 4, who is also seeded No 4 in the singles draw, defeated Shuko Aoyama 4-6 6-2 6-4 and Kai-Chen Chang 1-6 6-2 6-3 in the opening two rounds.
South is also competing in the doubles event with Nicole Thyssen. Seeded No 3, the Anglo-Dutch pair are due to play Japanese duo Erika Takao and Mari Tanaka for a place in the semi-final.
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