Japan's Naomi Osaka in action during the match against China's Saisai Zheng in Melbourne January 22, 2020. ― Reuters pic
MELBOURNE, Jan 22 ― Defending champion Naomi Osaka struggled on serve and produced one of the most animated tantrums of the tournament so far before fending off China's Zheng Saisai to reach the third round of the Australian Open today. After being broken early in the second set, Japan's Osaka threw her racket, slammed a ball into the court and gave her racket a kick for good measure before steadying the ship and earning a 6-2 6-4 win at Margaret Court Arena.
Osaka rallied from 4-2 down in the second set and clinched the win when the outgunned Zheng double-faulted on match point. She will next meet the winner of the match between Coco Gauff and Sorana Cirstea for a place in the fourth round. ― Reuters
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