Osaka advances, Nishikori falls in Miami tennis openers
Naomi Osaka of Japan serves in the second round of the Miami Open at Miami Open Tennis Complex Mar 22, 2019. — USA TODAY Sports/Reuters pic
But she appeared in solid form against 141st-ranked Wickmayer, despite losing her way in the middle of an entertaining match at Hard Rock Stadium. “It's normal, it's my first match here, and I wasn't able to defend the title in Indian Wells so I wanted to do well. The pair had a rollercoaster clash in the Australian Open at the start of 2019 with Hsieh a set and 4-1 up in Melbourne only to lose a dramatic third-round encounter.
Osaka broke Wickmayer twice for a 3-0 lead in the first set and blitzed her opponent in just 22 minutes before strolling through the Belgian in the third to capture the first win of her campaign in South Florida after two hours and nine minutes following an opening-round bye.
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