Japan Open: Cocciaretto goes down in second round
Aoi Ito won against Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-4, 6-3 and will face German lucky loser Eva Lys in the next round
Elisabetta Cocciaretto in Lausanne (Zuma/Panoramic
Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito advanced to the quarter-finals of the Osaka Open by beating Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the No 8 seed, 6-4, 6-3 at the Utsubo Tennis Center on Wednesday.
Ito, ranked No 188, will play German lucky loser Eva Lys next.
The 20-year-old Japanese edged out American wildcard Sofia Kenin (6-2, 3-6, 7-5) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Osaka tournament, Cocciaretto, ranked No 50, edged out French lucky loser Jessika Ponchet (6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3)).
Osaka WTA 250, other second-round matches (Utsubo Tennis Center, hard, USD 267.080, most recent results first):
- Clara Tauson beat Harriet Dart: 6-3, 6-2
- Suzan Lamens (Q) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-3, 6-4
- Eva Lys beat McCartney Kessler: 7-6 (7), 3-6, 7-5
- Sara Saito vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Elise Mertens vs. Kimberly Birrell
- Diane Parry vs. Greet Minnen
- Ana Bogdan vs. Marie Bouzkova
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