Osaka Open: Mertens books spot in second round
Elise Mertens beat Mai Hontama on Tuesday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Kimberly Birrell and Zheng Saisai next
Elise Mertens (Imago / Panoramic)
Belgian Elise Mertens, the No 3 seed, reached the second round of the Osaka Open by winning against Japanese wildcard Mai Hontama 6-1, 6-1 at the Utsubo Tennis Center on Tuesday.
Mertens, ranked No 27, will play the winner of the match between Australian qualifier Kimberly Birrell and Chinese Zheng Saisai next.
Osaka WTA 250, other first-round results (Utsubo Tennis Center, hard, USD 267.080, most recent results first):
- Kimberly Birrell vs. Zheng Saisai
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Sara Saito
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Ana Bogdan (Q) beat Veronika Kudermetova: 6-2, 6-2
- Diane Parry (7) beat Erika Andreeva: 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1
- Marie Bouzkova (4) beat Moyuka Uchijima: 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3
- Harriet Dart beat Laura Siegemund (Q): 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
- 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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