Osaka defeated 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in dramatic tie-break Player held two match points at 4-5 in final set Defending champion Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after a third-round defeat by American Amanda Anisimova. Osaka has returned to the sport this month after two breaks last season to protect her mental health, and had comfortably won her first two matches. But in 20-year-old Anisimova she came up against a player in red-hot form and, although Osaka did not play badly, she was beaten ...
Defending champion Osaka beaten by Anisimova in Australian Open thriller
The Guardian - 21 Jan 2022 13:13
Osaka defeated 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in dramatic tie-break Player held two match points at 4-5 in final set Defending champion Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after a third-round defeat by American Amanda Anisimova. Osaka has returned to the sport this month after two breaks last season to protect her mental health, and had comfortably won her first two matches. But in 20-year-old Anisimova she came up against a player in red-hot form and, although Osaka did not play badly, she was beaten ...
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