Krunic denies Date her Japan Open destiny in round one
ByPA Sport
Published 12/09/2017 at 15:24 GMT
Kimiko Date's career ended in a 'double-bagel' defeat to Aleksandra Krunic in the first round of the Japan Open.
Kimiko Date did not exactly bow out in style
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Date, 46, announced last week that her home tournament, which she has won four times, would be her last.
A former world number four, Date reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon in the 1990s.
Serbian Krunic showed there was little room for sentiment, though, as she cruised to a 6-0 6-0 victory.
Miyu Kato won the all-Japanese showdown with Nao Hibino 6-3 6-4 while another home hope, Risa Ozaki, lost 6-1 7-5 to Poland's Magda Linette.
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