The former number one in the world Naomi Osaka he said goodbye to the first of the tournament Cincinnati WTA 1000. He was eliminated by Chinese Shuai Zhang 6-4 and 7-5.
It was the second time in a row that Osaka, who has won four Grand Slams, failed to make it past the first round.
He retired in his opening match last week in the tournament Toronto WTA 1000 because of back pain. Concerns ten days before the start of the US OpenAugust 29th.
Chained consecutively by the Japanese for an hour and a quarter that remained in the cahca against Zhang, 33 years old and 44th in the world ranking.
The 24-year-old Osaka has won just once on hard court this season. It’s on Stanford earlier this month against another Chinese, Qinwen Zheng (41st).
She is currently ranked 39th in the WTA rankings. Champion in Cincinnati in 2020, he is far from his level this year and his form seems to be slipping during the season.
“It’s always difficult to play against a good friend,” Zhang said. He added, “Naomi is amazing, but today was not her best day.”
Source: La Verdad
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