Sinja Kraus beat Sofia Kenin 7-6(4), 6-4 in the Osaka qualifying final on October 18, 2026. Each served eleven games: Kraus broke five times and Kenin four, giving nine breaks across 22 service games.
The top qualifying seed won the opening tiebreak 7-4, then finished the second set with a two-game margin. The victory over the ninth qualifying seed secured a place in the WTA 250 main draw.
Tennis.com’s full-match statistics show Kraus converting five of thirteen break points and saving six of ten. Kenin converted four of ten and saved eight of thirteen.
Kraus won 32 of 46 first-serve points, against Kenin’s 33 of 61, and led six to two in aces. In a match with repeated breaks, she took both the tiebreak and the second set.
