Naomi Osaka delivered a commanding start to her Japan Open campaign, while Belinda Bencic led the seeds through in Ningbo. Monday’s action set a strong tone across both tournaments.

Japan Open – Osaka, Japan

Top seed Naomi Osaka needed just 76 minutes to defeat 17-year-old Wakana Sonobe 6-0, 6-4 in the opening round.
Osaka fired eight aces and won 83 percent of her first-serve points, converting five of 13 break chances to advance.

Katie Boulter upset second seed Linda Noskova 7-6 (3), 6-3 for her second Top 20 win of the year. Ashlyn Krueger rallied to beat Maria Sakkari 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Suzan Lamens rolled past Emiliana Arango 6-1, 6-2, while Sorana Cirstea came from behind to defeat Moyuka Uchijima 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Capper Insight: Osaka’s first-serve dominance and short match time continue a profitable straight-sets trend seen in early rounds of indoor hard events — one tracked regularly in the Bettors Handbook.

Ningbo Open – Ningbo, China

Belinda Bencic, seeded sixth, dismissed Magda Linette 6-3, 6-2, saving all eight break points faced.
No. 7 seed Diana Shnaider came back from a set deficit in both frames to beat wild card Xiyu Wang 7-5, 6-3.

Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva earned her first main-draw tour win since July by topping Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-2. Zeynep Sonmez edged Aliaksandra Sasnovich 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, and McCartney Kessler dominated Sofia Kenin 6-1, 6-0 in 53 minutes.

Capper Insight: Early-round favorites under -200 are 8-1 ATS in Ningbo’s last two editions, an angle the top Handicappers continue to exploit for consistent unit gains.

Handicappers Roundup

Kyle Parker led the daily winners with $400 earned, followed by Sean Kuchman at $372. William Taylor and Neal Harris both finished with $300, while Jacob Hoffman rounded out the top five at $243.

Across the tennis slate, Premium members continued strong form on straight-set markets and first-serve percentage props.

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