Aoi Ito upsets Eva Lys 6-7(8) 6-2 6-3 in the quarter in Osaka on Friday. Ito will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Kimberly Birrell in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this competition. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the qualifications in 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Highlights Aoi Ito vs. Eva Lys Japan Open Tennis Championships – Osaka
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:16
At the end of the match, the Japanese scored 109 points vs. Eva’s 94.
Ito
Ito was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that she conquered (6/10).
Lys
On the other side, Lys was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Ito and Lys is 1-0 for Aoi.
Draw and next match H2H: Aoi Ito vs. Kimberly Birrell – stats
Ito will come up against Birrell in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Aoi Ito and Kimberly Birrell face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Birrell (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Birrell won 7-66 7-5 in the quarter in W75 Fukuoka back in May 2024.
Tennis Scores in Osaka
- Kimberly BirrellBirrell – Sara SaitoSaito (7-5 6-4)
- Suzan LamensLamens – Ana BogdanBogdan (4-6 6-3 6-3)
- Aoi ItoIto – Eva LysLys (6-78 6-2 6-3)
- Diane ParryParry – Clara TausonTauson (6-3 1-6 6-3)
Upcoming matches
- Suzan LamensLamens – Diane ParryParry (0-1) – H2H details and stats
