Aoi Ito prevails over Kenin in the 1st round to play vs Cocciaretto. HIGHLIGHTS – OSAKA RESULTS

Aoi Ito gets by Sofia Kenin 6-2 3-6 7-5 in the 1^st round in Osaka on Monday. Ito will face off with Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the 2^nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the qualifications in 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this event

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Highlights Aoi Ito vs. Sofia Kenin Japan Open Tennis Championships – Osaka

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

At the end of the match, Aoi scored 104 points vs. Sofia’s 96.

Ito

Ito didn’t lose the concentration in converting 58% of the break points that she conquered (7/12).

Kenin

On the other side, the American was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 33% – 6/18). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Ito and Kenin is 1-0 for Aoi.

Draw and next match H2H: Aoi Ito vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto – stats

Ito will play Cocciaretto in the 2^nd round.

There is no head to head record between Aoi Ito and Elisabetta Cocciaretto since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

Aoi was too good for Sofia and eventually she won 6-2. The American broke Ito in the 3^rd (2-1) game. However, Ito broke her opponent in the 3 times in the 4^th (2-2), in the 6^th (2-4) and in the 8^th (2-6) game, but that didn’t prevent her to win the set (6-2).

Ito failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 40.

Sofia was outplayed in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.

Aoi converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 4^th (1-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 6^th (3-2 30-40) and the 8^th game (5-2 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Sofia converted 14% of her break points (1/7). She had her opportunities in the 0^th (0-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 2^nd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 7^th (2-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9^th game (1-6 40-A).

They played 67 points. Ito was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than the American (38-29). Ito lost 19 points on serve (22-19). In addition, on the other side, Sofia conceded 16 points on serve (10-16).

Ito had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Sofia Kenin in the 2^nd game (2-0). Yet, there was more work to do for the American to win the set since Aoi succeeded in breaking back in the 8^th (3-5) game. Kenin kept her focus to break Aoi in the 9^th (6-3) game.

Sofia failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 30.

The American was spot on in converting all her break points in the 5^th (3-1 15-40), the 7^th (5-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 9^th game (5-3 0-40). In addition on the other side, Ito was flawless in converting all her break points in the 8^th game (2-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 63 points. Sofia conquered the set after winning 9 points more than the Japanese (36-27). Kenin lost 14 points on serve (20-14). On the other side, the Japanese conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).

Ito had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Sofia Kenin in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Anyhow, Ito succeeded in coming back to break Sofia 3 times in the 5^th (1-4), in the 9^th (4-5) and in the 11^th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

Sofia was powerless in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 2-5 to 7-5.

Aoi converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 5^th (1-4 30-40 and 40-A), the 8^th (3-5 0-40 and 15-40) and the 11^th game (5-5 15-40). In addition on the other side, Kenin converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had her opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 4^th game (4-1 0-40 and 15-40).

They played 68 points. Ito conquered the set after winning 8 more points than Sofia (38-30). Ito lost 17 points on serve (23-17). On the other side, the American conceded 15 points on serve (13-15).

Tennis Scores in Osaka

• Aoi ItoIto – Sofia KeninKenin (6-2 3-6 7-5)
• Mccartney KesslerKessler – Ena ShibaharaShibahara (6-4 6-1)
• Suzan LamensLamens – Viktoriya TomovaTomova (6-1 6-2)
• Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto – Jessika PonchetPonchet (6-4 5-7 7-6³)
• Lucia BronzettiBronzetti – Cristina BucsaBucsa (6-3 6-4)
• Clara TausonTauson – Katie VolynetsVolynets (6-1 6-4)

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