BERLIN: World number one Naomi Osaka made a winning start to her claycourt season by beating Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei 6-4 6-3 on Thursday to move into the quarter-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The twice grand slam champion, who has yet to win a title on clay, found little resistance as she avenged her […]
Stuttgart
Osaka ‘dodged bullet’ as rival Halep pulls out of Stuttgart Open
World number one Naomi Osaka said Tuesday she had “dodged a bullet” after Simona Halep, her main pursuer in the WTA rankings, pulled out of this week’s tournament in Stuttgart. Japanese rising star Osaka, 21, launches her clay season in Stuttgart this week, and her hopes of holding on to her spot at the top […]