Aoi Ito defeated Sofya Lansere at the WTA 500 event in Singapore 6-4, 6-4. The Japanese player won the qualifying first-round match, with the set score 2-0.
Both sets went to Ito
Ito took the first set 6-4. In the second set, the score was the same: Lansere, seeded No. 5, again reached four games, but the set went to Ito, 6-4.
api.tennis statistics show how close the match was in total points: 78 for Ito and 71 for Lansere. Neither player served an ace, and both made 3 double faults. On first serves, Ito won 26 points from 47 first serves, while Lansere won 20 from 39.
Ito also had the edge on break points: 6 converted from 11 compared with 4 from 10 for Lansere. It was this difference in return games that kept the match to two sets.
According to api.tennis, this was their only head-to-head meeting. Ito leads 1-0, with a match score of 6-4, 6-4.