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UNBELIEVABLE: Aussie aces title hopes dashed with tokyo thumping | History Defined

Kim Birrell's run at the WTA event in Tokyo has come to a screeching halt. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Kim Birrell's hopes of claiming a second WTA title in Asia have been dashed, with the Australian copping a round-of-16 hammering in Tokyo.

Birrell, who secured her place in the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open as a lucky loser, proved no match for Alycia Parks on Thursday.

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