Mboko Defeats Andreescu in All-Canadian Clash

Victoria Mboko cruised past fellow Canadian Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday in Tokyo.

The 19-year-old needed just 75 minutes to complete the victory, her first since capturing the WTA 1000 title in Montreal in August against Naomi Osaka. Mboko entered the match after four straight first-round exits but never trailed in this one, winning nearly 70 percent of her first serves and converting 77 percent of those points.

Elsewhere in Tokyo, Eva Lys of Germany defeated Great Britain’s Katie Boulter 6-2, 6-1. Japanese teenager Sonobe Wakana topped Czech wild card Nikola Bartunkova 6-4, 6-3, while American Sofia Kenin ousted Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima 6-1, 6-3.

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Sun Shines in Guangzhou with Upset Win

Qualifier Lulu Sun of New Zealand pulled off one of the early surprises of the Guangzhou Open, upsetting top seed Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) to reach the second round.

Sun relied on a strong serve, producing eight aces and taking advantage of nine double faults from Bouzas Maneiro. The Spaniard struggled under pressure, facing 15 break points across the two sets.

Another qualifier, Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah of France, followed with an upset of her own, rallying past eighth-seeded Polina Kudermetova of Russia 1-6, 6-1, 6-2.

No. 2 seed Ann Li of the United States advanced in straight sets, while No. 6 Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan, Camila Osorio of Colombia, Lucia Bronzetti of Italy, Ella Seidel of Germany, Anna Bondar of Hungary, and American Katie Volynets also moved on to the second round.

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