Fifth-seed Ai Sugiyama was sent crashing out in the women's quarterfinals by teenager Tatiana Golovin of France as the host saw its final player knocked out of the singles competition at the AIG Japan Open on Friday.
Ai Sugiyama returns the ball to France's Tatiana Golovin during their quarterfinal match at the AIG Japan Open at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Friday. Golovin beat Sugiyama 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Sugiyama appeared in control of the first set, keeping her third-seeded opponent off-balance with her trademark backhand but eventually relinquished her game in a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 loss at Ariake Tennis Forest Park.
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