National Bank Open – Naomi Osaka of Japan beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur by 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday in the National Bank Open Canadian Open Tournament.
The 26-year-old Naomi Osaka beat top player Jabeur after her return from maternity leave.
The four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka, who the former No.1 player beat a top-20 player for the fifth time in her return.
Osaka said,
“Everyone knows well, I really love hard courts. I was not thinking too much. It was very instinctual. To be Honestly, while I play the best players, like Ons Jabeur, I tend to play better myself.”
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The next match of Osaka is she will face Belgian Elise Mertens in the second round. The previous match of Elise Mertens beat American Katie Volynets by 6-3, 6-1.
The Spanish Paul Badosa, the former second-ranked player making a comeback from a back injury, followed her Washington title Sunday with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Denmark’s Clara Tauson.
Badosa will face fourth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko in her second round.
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