Kyoka Okamura beat Tatiana Prozorova 6:4, 3:6, 7:6(5) in the round of 16 at the WTA 125 tournament in Suzhou. The win sent the Japanese player through to the quarterfinals. The tournament is played on hard courts, with $115,000 in prize money. Match information is from api.tennis.
Three sets and a tiebreak to decide the match
Okamura took the first set 6:4. Prozorova responded with a 6:3 win in the second to level the match at one set apiece. The players went to a tiebreak in the third set, where Okamura prevailed 7:5 to seal the set 7:6(5).
This was the Japanese player's second match at the tournament, and she has played three sets in both. In the round of 32, Okamura beat Daria Vidmanova 6:2, 6:7(6), 6:1. Prozorova began her campaign in Suzhou with a 6:4, 3:6, 6:2 win over Ruien Zhang.
According to rank.tennis, Prozorova is ranked 117th with 634 points. Okamura is ranked 280th with 253 points. Their head-to-head record, as tracked by api.tennis, stands at 1:0 in the Japanese player's favor. This match in Suzhou is the one win.