Naomi Osaka defeated Italian Lucia Bronzetti on Wednesday in Beijing 6-3 6-2, in one hour and 23 minutesenters the second round of the women’s China Open after a solid return to the court of the Chinese capital since her last appearance in 2019, an edition in which she was declared champion.
The Japanese, winner of four Grand Slam titles (two Australian Opens and two US Opens), currently number 73 in the WTA ranking, He showed clear superiority on his serve, hitting 8 aces compared to just 1 from his rival and saved 85.7% of the break points he faced.
In contrast, Bronzetti, world number 77, failed to keep pace and converted just 14.3% of his break chances.
In the first set, Osaka dominated on her first serve, winning most of the pointswhile in the second period he kept up the pressure to seal the victory.
Although Bronzetti tried to recover, his difficulties on the rest and his low percentage of points won on service doomed him.
Osaka will face Ukrainian Yulia Putintseva in the next roundseeded number 21 in the tournament.
The China Open, in the WTA 1,000 category, is the Russian Aryna Sabalenka and the American Jessica Pegula among the main favorites, directly qualified for the second round.
The reigning tournament champion and world number one, Iga Swiatek of Poland, will not participate this year.
Source: La Verdad
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