{"id":84092,"date":"2024-08-27T21:22:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T21:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/osaka-cruises-past-ostapenko-in-us-open-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T21:22:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T21:22:50","slug":"osaka-cruises-past-ostapenko-in-us-open-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/osaka-cruises-past-ostapenko-in-us-open-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Osaka cruises past Ostapenko in US Open | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nNEW YORK:
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Japan’s Naomi Osaka beat 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-2 on Louis Armstrong Stadium on Tuesday in a rare first-round US Open clash between former major champions.<\/p>\n

A laser-focussed Osaka held serve throughout and fired nine aces in a surgical takedown to kick off her return to Flushing Meadows following a maternity leave year off in 2023.<\/p>\n

Miscues including six double faults and 21 unforced errors plagued an uneven performance by the hard-hitting Latvian.<\/p>\n

A back-and-forth first set turned in Osaka’s favour as Ostapenko hit a cross-court backhand into the net in the eighth game, earning the four-time major winner the first of her three service breaks.<\/p>\n

Former world number one and twice US Open champion Naomi Osaka Osaka gave a friendly New York crowd a glimpse of her past dominance in the second set as she blasted three straight aces to claim the fourth game.<\/p>\n

Ostapenko fought off two match points before Osaka slammed the door with a blistering cross-court forehand winner, setting up a second-round bout with Karolina Muchova.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK: Japan’s Naomi Osaka beat 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-2 on Louis Armstrong Stadium on Tuesday in a rare first-round US Open clash between former major champions. 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