Osaka overcomes nerves in first meeting with Serena
Williams unable to break powerful Osaka serve
Anisimova forfeits with ankle injury
Naomi Osaka continued her stunning run of form with a 6-3 6-2 victory over 23-times grand slam champion Serena Williams in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday, the latest big win for the 20-year-old Japanese player.
Osaka backed up last week’s Indian Wells title triumph with a brilliant display in the eagerly-anticipated showdown on a day when former number one Victoria Azarenka also triumphed, while American Amanda Anisimova withdrew with an ankle injury.
The match, their first career meeting, remained on serve …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
