Belarusian Alyaksandra Sasnovich (World No. 107) has defeated World No.6 Karolína Plíšková at the WTA Premier in Tokyo. The Belarusian defeated the Czech in two sets — 6:4, 6:2. The game took 73 minutes.
18-year-old Naomi Osaka of Japan (66) will be our compatriot’s next rival on the way to the semifinal. The Japanese has defeated Dominika Cibulkova (12) of Slovakia recently — 6:2, 6:1.