2024 Osaka

On WTA debut, qualifier Ito upsets Cocciaretto to make Osaka quarters

On her WTA main-draw debut, 20-year-old qualifier Aoi Ito upset No.8 seed Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the second round of the Kinoshita Group Japan Open to notch her first Top 50 win and reach her first tour-level quarterfinal. Ito came from 4-2 down in the first set and 3-1 down in the second.