Osaka Open: Ito downs Kenin in first round

Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito moved into the second round of the Osaka Open by edging out American wildcard Sofia Kenin 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 at the Utsubo Tennis Center on Monday.

Ito, ranked No 188, will face the winner of the match between French lucky loser Jessika Ponchet and Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the No 8 seed, next.

Osaka WTA 250, other first-round results (Utsubo Tennis Center, hard, USD 267.080, most recent results first):

• Kimberly Birrell vs. Saisai Zheng
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Sara Saito
• Elise Mertens vs. Mai Hontama
• Ashlyn Krueger vs. Elina Avanesyan
• Diane Parry vs. Erika Andreeva
• Moyuka Uchijima vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Ana Bogdan vs. Veronika Kudermetova
• Laura Siegemund vs. Harriet Dart
• Bianca Andreescu vs. Greet Minnen
• Eva Lys vs. Camila Osorio
• Jessika Ponchet vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
• McCartney Kessler beat Ena Shibahara (Q): 6-4, 6-1
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Cristina Bucsa: 6-3, 6-4
• Clara Tauson beat Katie Volynets: 6-1, 6-4
• Suzan Lamens (Q) beat Viktoriya Tomova (6): 6-1, 6-2

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