ATP Masters Miami: Naomi Osaka after giving up in the Miami round of 16 for the first time
Naomi Osaka is in the Miami round of 16 for the first time in her career. However, the Japanese did not even have to go out on the field on Sunday.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Mar 28, 2021, 08:19 pm
A few minutes before the scheduled start of her third round meeting with Nina Stojanovic, Naomi Osaka was allowed to relax again. Then the Japanese got the news that her opponent will not be able to compete with the second in the world rankings, the qualifier had to withdraw due to an injury in her right thigh.
For Osaka, however, this means a first: For the first time, the reigning Australian Open winner will now serve in the round of 16 of the WTA 1000 event in Miami, so far two entries into the third round of the tournament in the USA were the highest of the world number two Feelings. The Japanese currently holds 22 wins in a row. As long as the 23-year-old started. In the final of the Western & Southern Open and in the semifinals of the WTA event in Melbourne, the Japanese gave where
Osaka for world number 1
In the round of 16, Osaka is now waiting for the winner of the duel between Anett Kontaveit and Elise Mertens. For the Japanese, this will be the next hurdle on the way to world number one. If number two in the WTA charts in Miami wins the title - and Ash Barty fails at the same time before the final - Naomi Osaka will be ranked first in the WTA world rankings again in the next update.