Nishimoto d. Sozaonova

Nishimoto beat Sozaonova 6-4, 7-6(5) in the first round at the W15 Astana. Nishimoto won 91 of 168 points (54%). Nishimoto hit 0 aces to 4 and won 62% of points behind the first serve (37/60) against 69% for Sozaonova. Nishimoto converted 5 of 10 break points and saved 10 of 14 faced; Sozaonova converted 4 of 14. Sozaonova double-faulted 10 times. The match was played on hard in Kazakhstan.