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Sania advances

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Sania Mirza.

TOKYO: Sania Mirza started her Japan Open campaign in style by outplaying local player Ayumi Morita 6-0, 6-4 in the first round of the Japan Open here on Monday.

The second seeded Indian next faces Australian Casey Dellacqua in the Tier III event.

The tournament saw its first upset when seventh seed and local hope Aiko Nakamura lost 3-6, 4-6 to Czech Republic’s Klara Zakopalova. Casey Dellacqua of Australia defeated Severine Bremond of France, 6-4, 6-0.

Wesley Moodie of South Africa overcame Simone Bolelli of Italy 7-6(6), 7-6(8) in the first round of men’s singles.

In other first round matches, Zack Fleishman of the U.S. defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-1.

Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun defeated Danai Udomchoke of Thailand. Lu, ranked 96th, posted a 6-7(4), 7-6(7), 6-1 win over Udomchoke.

The results (first round):

Men: Lu Yen-hsun bt Danai Udomchoke 6-7(4), 7-6(7), 6-1; Ivan Navarro bt Robin Haase 7-6(5), 7-6 (0); Mischa Zverev bt Fabio Fognini 6-1, 7-6(7); Zack Fleishman bt Kei Nishikori 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-1; Paul Capdeville bt Teimuraz Gabashvili 7-6(4), 7-5; Wesley Moodie bt Simone Bolelli 7-6(6), 7-6(8).

Women: Urszula Radwanska bt Sophie Ferguson 6-1, 6-2; Casey Dellacqua bt Severine Bremond 6-4, 6-0; Caroline Wozniacki bt Catalina Castano 6-2, 6-1; Sania Mirza bt Ayumi Morita 6-0, 6-4; Klara Zakopalova bt Aiko Nakamura 6-3, 6-4 — Agencies

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