The competition ranking was led by Iga Swiatek. She will skip the first round and face the match winner, Nao Hibino (Japan), in the second.
Russian women’s match at the start of the tournament in Tokyo:
Veronika Kudermetova (Russia, 8 years old) – Q;
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) – Donna Vekic (Croatia);
Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, World Championship) – Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia);
Lyudmila Samsonova (Russia, 7 years old) – Tatiana Maria (Germany);
Daria Kasatkina (Russia, 6 years old) – Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine).
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