Osaka Open: Dart into second round

Harriet Dart reached the second round of the Osaka Open by edging out German qualifier Laura Siegemund 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 at the Utsubo Tennis Center on Tuesday.

Dart, ranked No 81, will face Dane Clara Tauson 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
• Ana Bogdan vs. Veronika Kudermetova
• Ashlyn Krueger vs. Elina Avanesyan
• Diane Parry vs. Erika Andreeva
• Moyuka Uchijima vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Greet Minnen beat Bianca Andreescu (WC): 6-3, 6-0
• Eva Lys (LL) beat Camila Osorio: 6-2, 6-3
• Aoi Ito (Q) beat Sofia Kenin (WC): 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto (8) beat Jessika Ponchet (LL): 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3)
• 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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