Osaka's clay-court season starts with a loss in 1st round of Madrid Open
Naomi Osaka’s clay-court season has started with a loss in the first round of the Madrid Open against Lucia Bronzetti1 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Loses early in Madrid Osaka lost 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to Lucia Bronzetti in the first round of Madrid on Tuesday.
Impact Osaka's debut on clay courts in 2025 didn't go as planned as she fell to the No. 59-ranked Italian in three sets after two hours and 21 minutes on court. This was the first match in about a month for the 27-year-old after she lost in the fourth round of Miami. Osaka has not been a clay-court savant in her career, so this early loss isn't particularly surprising.
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Impact Osaka won 65.5 percent service points in the match. Other than that, she converted three break points as well. It was only the second occasion this season where Osaka managed to cement a spot beyond the third round of any competition.
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Clinches R3 in Miami Osaka defeated Hailey Baptiste in the round of 32 of the Miami Open with a score of 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 on Saturday.
Impact Osaka produced 13 aces in the match, four more than her opponent. She won 61.5 percent service points as well. Next up for Osaka will be Italy's Jasmine Paolini.
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Eases to R3 in Miami Osaka defeated Liudmila Samsonova in the round of 64 of the Miami Open with a score of 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday.
Impact Osaka committed just one double fault in the match, three fewer than her opponent. She registered six aces as well, three more than Samsonova. Next up for Osaka will be America's Hailey Baptiste.
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Wins three-setter in Miami R1 Osaka won 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 over Yuliia Starodubtseva in the first round of Miami on Tuesday.
Impact Coming off a first round loss at Indian Wells, Osaka avoided the same fate at this event as she rallied from a set down to defeat the No. 108-ranked qualifier after two hours and 29 minutes on court. It marks the first win for the 27-year-old from Japan since the Australian Open. Osaka will take on No. 24 seed Liudmila Samsonova (1-1 H2H) next.
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Surprise defeat in California R1 Osaka lost to Camila Osorio in the round of 128 of the Indian Wells with a score of 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday.
Impact Osaka had a disappointing outing. The former world number one won just 55.4 percent service points in the match, considerably lower than her opponent who managed to win 69.6 percent points while serving. Osaka converted just one break point as well.
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