ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Diane Parry, Suzan Lamens, Kimberly Birrell and Aoi Ito are the semifinalists that are going to compete on Saturday at the Japan Open Tennis Championships on Center Court.

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Diane Parry vs. Suzan Lamens

Head to head 0-0

Diane Parry will fight against Suzan Lamens in the semifinal for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on Center Court.

Diane Parry: ranking and results

Ranked no. 52, the French player got to the semifinal after defeating Erika Andreeva 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1

, Greetje Minnen 6-4 6-2 and Clara Tauson 6-3 1-6 6-3.

Parry has a 31-24 win-loss record in 2024, 18-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). Parry’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Nottingham and Palermo.

Last year in Osaka The French player lost in the 1st round 7-5 6-2 to Elizabeth Mandlik.

Suzan Lamens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 125, Lamens reached the semifinal after beating Ena Koike 7-6(6) 6-1, Eva Lys 7-5 6-3, Viktoriya Tomova 6-1 6-2, Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-4 and Ana Bogdan 4-6 6-3 6-3.

The Dutch has a 39-23 win-loss record in 2024, 11-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Lamens’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the W75 Trnava and the Oeiras.

Last year in Osaka Suzan didn’t play in Osaka in 2023.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Diane Parry and Suzan Lamens since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Before, the last time they locked horns, Parry won 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(3) in the Rubber 2 in Billie Jean King Cup, PO, FRA NED 3 back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Diane Parry who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Diane Parry is the pick to win this match.
Diane Parry -> 1.66
Suzan Lamens -> 2.22

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Kimberly Birrell vs. Aoi Ito

Head to head 1-0 for Birrell

Kimberly Birrell will compete against Aoi Ito in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:30 pm on Center Court.

Kimberly Birrell: ranking and results

Ranked no. 150, Kimberly got to the semifinal after defeating Sayaka Ishii 6-2 3-6 6-3, Jessika Ponchet 7-5 3-6 6-2, Saisai Zheng 6-2 6-3, Elise Mertens 3-6 7-5 4-1 ret. and Sara Saito 7-5 6-4.

Kimberly has a 38-25 win-loss record in 2024, 20-17 on hard (See FULL STATS). Birrell’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the W75 Fukuoka.

Last year in Osaka The Australian didn’t compete in Osaka in 2023.

Aoi Ito: ranking and results

Ranked no. 188 (career high), Aoi reached the semifinal after defeating Emina Bektas 6-3 6-4, Arianne Hartono 3-6 6-3 6-4, Sofia Kenin 6-2 3-6 7-5, Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-4 6-3 and Eva Lys 6-7(8) 6-2 6-3.

Aoi has a 56-21 win-loss record in 2024, 48-19 on hard (See FULL STATS). Ito’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the W75 Burnie, W15 Hinode, the W50 Goyang, W15 Kawaguchi and the W50 Nanao.

Last year in Osaka Ito lost in the qualifications 7-6(6) 6-1 to Valeria Savinykh.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Kimberly Birrell and Aoi Ito clash against each other. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Birrell (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Before, the last time they competed against each other, Birrell won 7-6(6) 7-5 in the quarter in W75 Fukuoka back in May 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kimberly Birrell who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Kimberly Birrell is the pick to win this match.
Kimberly Birrell -> 1.61
Aoi Ito -> 2.32

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