Naomi Osaka was given a testing workout by Anna Blinkova as she began the defenc...
NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka was given a testing workout by Anna Blinkova as she began the defence of her U.S. Open title on Tuesday but the world number one’s power and shot making ultimately proved too much as she prevailed 6-4 6-7 6-2.
The tenacious Blinkova refused to back down, however, saving a match point on Osaka’s serve in the second before breaking her to set up a tiebreak, which the Russian won when Osaka sent a return into the net. It was an erratic performance for Osaka, who committed an unsightly 50 unforced errors, 28 more than her opponent, but also blasted 44 winners and pounded eight aces.
Osaka chose to look on the bright side of her unexpectedly competitive match against the world number 84.
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