Osaka downs fourth seed in Wimbledon warm-up
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The Hague: Japanese star Naomi Osaka got her grass court season off to an impressive start Tuesday, with a straight sets win over fourth seed Elise Me...
The Hague: Japanese star Naomi Osaka got her grass court season off to an impressive start Tuesday, with a straight-sets win over fourth seed Elise Mertens in the second round of the Libema Open.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka dominated from the start, breaking the Belgian twice in the first set and staying solid on her own serve to take it 6-2.
The second set was more closely fought, going with serve until the 10th game.
A lucky net cord and two powerful groundstrokes gave Osaka two match points and she needed only one, taking the second set 6-4.
"I think it's maybe four or five years since I last played on grass but I'm super excited to be here," Osaka said after the match.
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