The second round of the women’s tennis China Open (Beijing, China, hard, WTA1000) was held on the 27th, and the world ranking 73rdNaomi Osaka defeated 21st seed Y. Putintseva (Kazakhstan) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the third round for the third time in five years since 2019.
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The two have met five times so far, with Osaka having two wins and three losses. The last match was in April of this year at the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge (Japan/Tokyo, Hard) Final Qualifier “Japan vs. Kazakhstan”, where Osaka won 6-2, 7-6 (7-5). ) has won.
Osaka defeated L. Bronzetti (Italy), ranked 77th in the world, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, in her first match of this tournament. On the other hand, this will be Putin Sewa’s first match as seeded players are exempt from the first round of this tournament.
Osaka, 26 years old and former world No. 1, will be participating in the main tournament for the fourth time in five years since 2019. Her last appearance was in 2019, when she defeated then-world No. 1 Alan Barty (Australia) in the final. ) and won the championship.
In the second round, Osaka faced a break from the beginning, but she was able to overcome it with a strong serve, but in the fifth game, she got her fourth break point of the set and was broken first. After that, Osaka was forced into a stroke by Putinsewa and was unable to recover, and was unable to hold serve in the ninth game, losing the set.
In the second set, Osaka, wanting to change the momentum, suddenly succeeded in breaking in the first game and took the initiative. Still, in the sixth game, he was in a pinch at 0-40, and although he caught up to deuce at one point, he lost a rally in the end and allowed a break back. After that, it was a back-and-forth battle, but in the 9th game, Osaka successfully broke with a strong backhand and took the lead. She held the 10th game, serving for the set, and caught up with the set count at 1-1. Ta. Osaka increased her point winning rate when she made a first serve from 56% in the first set to 86% in the second set.
In the final set, Osaka gained momentum and once again got a break in the first game, completely controlling the flow and winning three games in a row. He gave up one break in the fourth game, but succeeded in getting his third break of the set in the seventh game. He achieved a come-from-behind victory in 1 hour and 46 minutes.
Osaka, who won, will face world No. 60 K. Vorinetz (USA) in the third round. Vorinets advanced by defeating 14th seed M. Kostyuk (Ukraine) in straight sets in the second round.
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2024-09-27 17:26:51