The final 500 tournament of the season will take place at WTA Tokyo, where six first-round matches are scheduled on the opening day. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match, including Maya Joint vs Viktorija Golubic. But who will reach the second round?

WTA Tokyo Day 1 Predictions

Katie Boulter vs Eva Lys

Head-to-head: first meeting

Katrie Boutler is in real danger of finishing the season outside the top 50 places and is defending semifinal points in Tokyo. Her ranking was so low that she had to go through the rigors of qualifying. And the Briton nearly fell to Kimberly Birrell, who was a game away from winning their final round. By contrast, Eva Lys has enjoyed a breakthrough season. She sits at a career-high ranking of world #44. The German also h

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