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Top seed Naomi Osaka overwhelmed 17-year-old Wakana Sonobe 6-0, 6-4 within the opening spherical of the Japan Open in Osaka on Monday.
Osaka wanted simply 76 minutes to oust her Japanese countrywoman, utilizing eight aces and profitable 83% of her first serves (15 of 18). Osaka additionally transformed 5 of 13 break alternatives.
Katie Boulter of Great Britain eradicated Czech Linda Noskova, the No. 2 seed, 7-6 (3), 6-3, to publish her second Top 20 win of 2025. Ashlyn Krueger wanted three units to defeat Maria Sakkari of Greece 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands simply defeated Colombia’s Emiliana Arango 6-1, 6-2, whereas Romania’s Sorana Cirstea got here from behind to defeat Moyuka Uchijima of Japan 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Ningbo Open
Sixth-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland fought off all eight break factors she confronted and defeated Magda Linette of Poland 6-3, 6-2 within the first spherical in Ningbo, China.
No. 7 seed Diana Shnaider defeated Chinese wild card Xiyu Wang 7-5, 6-3. Shnaider trailed 3-0 within the first set and 3-1 within the second set earlier than rallying.
In a match between qualifiers, Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva beat Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-4, 6-2 for her first tour-level win since July. Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey topped Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, and McCartney Kessler crushed Sofia Kenin 6-1, 6-0 in 53 minutes in an all-American conflict.
–Field Level Media