Osaka rallies past Ukrainian qualifier in Miami opener, eyes first title in ‘US home’

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Osaka rallies past Ukrainian qualifier in Miami opener, eyes first title in ‘US home’
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MIAMI, March 19 — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka rallied to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 yesterday to reach the second round of the...

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Osaka bounced back from a first-round loss to Camila Osorio at Indian Wells, a match she called the “worst match I’ve ever played in my life”.“ I was just over-hitting a lot, so I tried to use my legs,” she said in her on-court interview. Starodubtseva led 4-2 in the second set, but Osaka’s 10 aces helped her recover and she was in control in the third set to launch her bid for a first title in the city she considers her US home. She was runner-up to Iga Swiatek in 2022 in her best Miami Open finish.

In other first-round action, Sofia Kenin beat Petra Kvitova 6-4, 7-5 in a battle of former Grand Slam champions.

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