Udvardy won 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) over Tatjana Maria in the first round of Osaka on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS In a three-set marathon that stretched to three hours and four minutes, Udvardy scored an upset over the No. 48-ranked German to secure her first win since Hamburg in late July. The 24-year-old from Hungary recently lost in the opening round of the US Open. Udvardy will take on qualifier Arianne Hartono next.