Top seed and world No. 1 Naomi Osaka won twice Thursday, defeating Slovakia'...
Top seed and world No. 1 Naomi Osaka won twice Thursday, defeating Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova and Romania’s Mihaela Buzarnescu in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome.
Earlier in the day, Buzarnescu advanced to face Osaka when 16th-seeded German Julia Goerges retired in the Round of 32 with the match tied at a set apiece.“I knew that immediately I had to be on from the first point ,” Osaka told Tennis Channel. “I feel I’m getting better on clay every match that I play, which is a really big bonus.”
Suarez Navarro also benefitted from attrition, as she won her first match of the day when France’s Alize Cornet retired down a set.She was among the group of players to play in the Round of 32 on Tuesday, giving her extra rest before facing Spain’s Garbine Muguruza in the Round of 16. Muguruza needed more than two hours to beat Danielle Collins 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 earlier Thursday.Azarenka will face fourth-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova in the quarters.
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