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Qualifiers placed

R1:- Katie Swan (GBR) WR205 [3] v Aoi Ito (JPN) WR299 [Q1]

B00thy wrote:

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I saw last night that Aoi was in the Qualifying field and thought "anyone but her please", half expecting that it's exactly what would come of of the draw, she's making her way back up to top 100

.. and here we are .. 

-- Edited by B00thy on Tuesday 3rd of November 2026 02:02:33 PM

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 The players have met once before back in Feb 2024, in W75 Burnie [2] in Aussie. The Japanese won, but Swan was struggling so bad with her back at that time. It hopefully will be a much better contest this time around. 

R1:- Katie Swan (GBR) WR205 [3] defeated Aoi Ito (JPN) WR299 by 6-2 6-1

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R2:- Katie Swan (GBR) WR205 [3] v Rina Saigo (JPN) WR329

53 minutes. Crushed it. Two players, polar opposites. Only one of them prepared to do the hard yards. Swan is the one.

-- Edited by foobarbaz on Wednesday 4th of November 2026 08:20:59 AM

What concerned me is that Aoi is a wolf in sheep's clothing .. and Katie ..now I come to think of it .. is a Swan

Another good win for Swan, 6-4 6-1. A much more competitive match this one, Saigo has a similar game to Swan and there were plenty of long rallies in the 1st set, Katie just played the important points that bit better and Saigo's serve went awry when break point down too. The 2nd set was a different story as Swan played without pressure and began to dictate play with power and placement. Break point conversion 5 from 6 tells the story.

the addict wrote:

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L16:- Katie Swan (GBR) WR205 [3] def Rina Saigo (JPN) WR329 6-4 6-1

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QF:- Katie Swan (GBR) WR205 [3] v Xinxin Yao (JPN) WR257

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 Great news this morning!