[14th (Reuters)]- The Kinoshita Group Japan Open (OP) for women’s tennis began on the 14th at Morita TC Utsubo in Osaka, with Aoi Ito making it through the first round in singles.
Ito, who is currently ranked 188th in the world and is currently ranked 4th in the world, played against Sofia Kenin (USA), who is currently ranked 4th in the world. She won the first set 6-2, then lost the second set 3-6. They won the final set 7-5.
Eina Shibahara lost in straight sets to McCartney Kessler (USA) 4-6, 1-6.
In the first round of doubles on the same day, Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi defeated Mayi Hondama and Moeka Uchijima with a set count of 2-0, while Nanao Hibi and Makoto Ninomiya faced Miyu Kato and Nadia Kichenok (Ukraine). He defeated them by a set count of 2-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
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