Japanese people Naomi Osakaformer world number 1, extended his excellent form on Thursday to WTA 1,000 Rome after overcoming the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in 2 sets, for 6-3 and 6-2allowing him to reach the third round, where he will face the Russian Daria Kasatkina.
Osaka, currently world number 173, who returned to Rome after a 3-year absence with success, did not flinch when she saw Kostyuk, number 20, on the other side of the net and improved her result from the tournament in Madrid.
In just over an hour he ran past his rival and recorded the first victory of his career on clay against a top-20 player.
The 4-time Grand Slam champion, who was unexpectedly eliminated in Rome in the first rounds in 2021, missed 2022 due to injury and withdrew from all tournaments in 2023, is one of the best players of the moment.
Source: La Verdad
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