Aoi Ito gets by Sofia Kenin 6-2 3-6 7-5 in the 1st round in Osaka on Monday. Ito will face off with Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the 2nd 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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Osaka
Ito's Record

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

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Ito
Kenin
6-2 3-6 7-5
1h:48
104
104
Total points
96
96
45
45
Winners
36
36
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
2
2
4
4
Double Faults
3
3
78%
78%
1st in
75%
75%
52%
52%
1st won
55%
55%
45/87
45/87
1st won
36/66
36/66
56%
56%
2nd won
32%
32%
14/25
14/25
2nd won
7/22
7/22
-- Break Points --
7/12
7/12
Total
6/18
6/18
58%
58%
Won
33%
33%
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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 2nd 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

1st Set -
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Aoi was too good for Sofia and eventually she won 6-2. The American broke Ito in the 3rd (2-1) game. However, Ito broke her opponent in the 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (2-4) and in the 8th (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 4th (1-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th 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 0th (0-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 2nd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (2-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th 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).

2nd Set -
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Ito had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Sofia Kenin in the 2nd 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 8th (3-5) game. Kenin kept her focus to break Aoi in the 9th (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 5th (3-1 15-40), the 7th (5-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40). In addition on the other side, Ito was flawless in converting all her break points in the 8th 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).

3rd Set -
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Ito had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Sofia Kenin in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Anyhow, Ito succeeded in coming back to break Sofia 3 times in the 5th (1-4), in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (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 5th (1-4 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (3-5 0-40 and 15-40) and the 11th 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 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 4th 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).

1st
Ito
Kenin
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Ito
Kenin
3-6
3
6
3
5
2
5
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
3rd
Ito
Kenin
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
5
2
4
1
4
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1

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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