Boulter ends six-match losing run in Osaka

Katie Boulter beat wild card Himeno Sakatsume 6-3 6-1 in the Japan Open first round in Osaka to end six straight defeats. She led by a set and 3-1 when bad weather halted play Monday, then closed out Tuesday. Boulter took five of nine break points, chances on Sakatsume's serve, who took one of 13. Next: Viktorija Golubic.