Lamens upsets Tomova in Osaka for second career Top 50 win
Dutch qualifier Suzan Lamens knocked out No.6 seed Viktoriya Tomova 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Kinoshita Group Japan Open on Monday. Lamens' victory over World No.49 Tomova was her second win over a Top 50 player, following her upset of Jelena Ostapenko in Billie Jean King Cup Group I action in April.