MEXICO CITY: World No.1 Lydia Ko beat hometown favorite Ana Menendez 3 & 2 on Thursday (Friday in Manila) to launch her campaign at the LPGA Lorena Ochoa Match Play, where Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn set up a second-round sister duel.

New Zealand’s Ko, who was forced out of last week’s Texas Shootout with an eye infection, was the first winner of the day in the tournament that switched this year from its former stroke play format.

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