Tennis: Paolini immediately out in Tokyo, Osaka goes to the round of 16

Jasmine Paolini out in the first round of the WTA 500 tournament in Tokyo. The Italian, n.35 in the ranking, lost in two sets 6-3, 7-6(4), in an hour and 37 minutes of play, to the Japanese Naomi Osaka (n.18), after missing three consecutive set-points in the twelfth game of the second half.

In the round of 16, Osaka will face the 18-year-old Slovakian Mia Pohankova, in the draw thanks to a wild card, who defeated the Czech Tereza Valentova, coming from the qualifiers, 6-1 6-4. There are no precedents between the two.