Turin, 17 Oct. (LaPresse) – Tyra Grant, the only Italian player competing in the qualifiers for the ‘Kinoshita Group Japan Open’ (WTA 250 – prize money $283,347), held on the hard courts of Osaka, Japan, was knocked out in the first round. The 18-year-old from Rome, ranked 151st in the world and the 12th seed in the qualifiers, was defeated 6-3, 6-4 in the first round by Japan’s Aoi Ito, ranked 344th in the WTA. There had been no previous meetings between the Italian – coming off the back of five consecutive defeats (including one at the BJK Cup) and without a win since the first round of the US Open qualifiers – and the 22-year-old from Aichi Prefecture.
Tennis: WTA Osaka, Tyra Grant knocked out in the qualifiers
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Turin, 17 Oct. (LaPresse) – Tyra Grant, the only Italian player competing in the qualifiers for the ‘Kinoshita Group Japan Open’ (WTA 250 – prize money $283,347), held on the hard courts of Osaka, Japan, was knocked out in the first round. The 18-year-old from Rome, ranked 151st in the world and the 12th seed in the qualifiers, was defeated 6-3, 6-4 in the first round by Japan’s Aoi Ito, ranked 344th in the WTA. There had been no previous meetings between the Italian – coming off the back of five consecutive defeats (including one at the BJK Cup) and without a win since the first round of the US Open qualifiers – and the 22-year-old from Aichi Prefecture.
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