Qualifier Valeria Savinykh, 32, notched her first tour-level win since the 2013 Australian Open by overcoming Anna-Lena Friedsam in three sets in the first round of the Kinoshita Group Japan Open ...

Also, Fernandez beat Chinese qualifier You Xiaodi 6-4, 6-1 and Sasnovich eliminated Valeria Savinykh 6-3, 6-2.

The 24- year-old didn't just stop there, as she and Doi teamed up to win the doubles final over Valeria Savinykh and Christina McHale. The Japanese pair lost the first set before rallying to win ...