Naomi Osaka, who suffered from the former world ranking No. 1 Spanish player in the 4th round of the Australian Open, the four major tennis tournaments, won a come-from-behind victory with a set count of 2: 1 and decided to advance to the best 8 for the first time in two years. I did.
At the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, Osaka, who is ranked 3rd in the world, will face Spain's Garbine Muguruza, who is the former influential player in the world ranking, in the 4th round of women's singles on the 14th. did.
In the first set, Osaka, who was pushed by the opponent's aggressive return, dropped the set for the first time in this tournament 4-6 due to his own mistakes.
The second set was also a difficult development that allowed the opponent to lead, but after a meeting of shots that were close to each other's line, Osaka regained it 6-4.
In the 3rd set, the opponent can get the match point first in the 9th game, but if you surpass this with a powerful stroke, Osaka who showed high concentration from here and took this set 7-5 counts the set. I won the game 2 to 1.
This is the second time for Osaka to advance to the Top 8 for the first time in two years since the championship tournament.
Mr. Osaka said, "I was overwhelmed by the good play of the opponent and made many mistakes, but I attacked with all the shots. I'm in good shape so far, so I want to keep it."
Osaka's next opponent is Taiwan's 35-year-old, who defeated Seed in the top eight, and is 71st in the world, Hsieh Su-wei.