Osaka Open: Cocciaretto books spot in second round
Elisabetta Cocciaretto edged out Jessika Ponchet on Monday and will face Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito in the next round
Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy in action
Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the No 8 seed, advanced to the second round of the Osaka Open by edging out French lucky loser Jessika Ponchet 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3) at the Utsubo Tennis Center on Monday.
Cocciaretto, ranked No 50, will play Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito next.
Osaka WTA 250, other first-round results (Utsubo Tennis Center, hard, USD 267.080, most recent results first):
- Kimberly Birrell vs. Saisai Zheng
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Sara Saito
- Elise Mertens vs. Mai Hontama
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Diane Parry vs. Erika Andreeva
- Moyuka Uchijima vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Ana Bogdan vs. Veronika Kudermetova
- Laura Siegemund vs. Harriet Dart
- Bianca Andreescu vs. Greet Minnen
- Eva Lys vs. Camila Osorio
- Aoi Ito beat Sofia Kenin (WC): 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
- McCartney Kessler beat Ena Shibahara (Q): 6-4, 6-1
- Lucia Bronzetti beat Cristina Bucsa: 6-3, 6-4
- Clara Tauson beat Katie Volynets: 6-1, 6-4
- Suzan Lamens (Q) beat Viktoriya Tomova (6): 6-1, 6-2
