Osaka Begins Title Defence with Scrappy Win, Serena Through via thisdaylive
Defending champion Naomi Osaka fought her way into the second round of the US Open with victory over Anna Blinkova.
Osaka, who lifted her first major title at Flushing Meadows a year ago, fell 4-1 down in the first set but then won five straight games on the way to an unconvincing victory. The Japanese top seed had a chance to win at 6-5 in the second but was broken back, before Blinkova managed to steal the set in the tie-break.
Osaka moved 4-1 ahead in the deciding set, then broke again to win 5-2 and see off a dogged Blinkova.Similarly, Serena Williams made the perfect return to the US Open after last year’s controversial final by thrashing her long-time rival Maria Sharapova.Twelve months ago, Williams called the umpire “a cheat” and “a liar” during her loss to Naomi Osaka.
When asked about the decision not to allow Portuguese umpire Carlos Ramos to officiate her matches in New York following their infamous row, Williams said: “I do not know who that is.”
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