Karolina Pliskova qualified for the second round of the WTA 500 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan. The Czech tennis player eliminated the Bulgarian qualifier Isabella Shinikova by 2-0 (6:2, 6:1) in 59 minutes.
Karolina Pliskova did not have any problems with her opponent and took the match with two breaks in each of the sets.
In the next round, the Czech tennis player will face Petra Martic (Croatia), who defeated Rina Saigo (Japan) with 2-0 ( (6:1, 6:1).
In another match today, Shuai Zhang (China) qualified for the second round after defeating Mai Hontama (Japan) by 2-0 (6:0, 6:3). In the next round Shuai Zhang will face the second-seeded Caroline Garcia.
Qinwen Zheng also qualified for the second round after eliminating the Japanese player Misaki Doi by 2-0 (6:2, 6:4) and in the next round will face the top-seeded Paula Badosa.
Fernanda Contreras Gomez (Mexico) surprised the American tennis player Sofia Kenin and defeated her by 2-0 (7:6, 6:4). In the next round she will face the fourth-seeded Veronika Kudermetova.
