The former world tennis number one Naomi Osaka He won his first fight on Monday after more than a year away by defeating the German Tamara Korpatsch in the tournament WTA 500 Brisbane. He needed an hour and 47 minutes to defeat a brave Korpatsch 6-3 and 7-6(9).
“I was very nervous, but happy to be there”said Osaka, who has not played since September 2022, after dealing with mental health problems and having a child in July.
His long layoff seemed to be forgotten when he broke Korpatsch (83rd) in the first game and then broke again to win the first set with relative ease.
But in the second set, the German took Osaka’s serve from the start and, although the Japanese star won the next game, she was less comfortable against her rival. Osaka broke again and served for the match at 5-4, but Korpatsch reacted to force a tiebreaker. In it, the Japanese wasted two match points and her rival two set points before Osaka finally achieved her goal.
“The last two years I played before having my daughter, I didn’t give back as much love as I was given.”, he said after his win. “I feel this is what I really want to do now. I appreciate that people come to support me,” thanked the former world number 1.
Source: La Verdad
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