BEIJING: Naomi Osaka said she had been"really riled up" as Japan's two-time Grand Slam champion reached the second round at the China Open on Sunday despite being far from her best.
Osaka, who plays Andrea Petkovic of Germany or Switzerland's Jil Teichmann next in Beijing, was disappointed that she was unable to replicate the form which won her the Pan Pacific Open in Japan a week ago."But I was kind of expecting it to be better because I just played really well in Tokyo."I don't know, I thought it would carry on. I was a little bit frustrated that I felt my game wasn't really where I left it.
Another two-time Grand Slam winner, Simona Halep, showed no ill effects from a persistent back problem to cruise into round two in Beijing with a 6-1, 6-1 demolition of Swedish qualifier Rebecca Peterson.Ashleigh Barty said that she expects to be fit for her opener in Beijing after the Australian world number one struggled with a calf problem in Wuhan.
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