(PRIMASPORT) TOKYO – Jasmine Paolini, world number 35, was eliminated in the first round of the WTA 500 tournament in Tokyo. The Italian lost in two sets, 6-3, 7-6(4), in one hour and 37 minutes against Japan's Naomi Osaka, world number 18. In the second set, Paolini had three consecutive set points in the twelfth game, but was unable to convert them.
Naomi Osaka will face 18-year-old Slovakian Mia Pohankova in the round of 16, having entered the main draw as a wild card. Pohankova defeated Czech qualifier Tereza Valentova 6-1, 6-4. Osaka and Pohankova have not previously met. (PRIMASPORT)
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