STUTTGART: World number one Naomi Osaka said Tuesday she had"dodged a bullet" after Simona Halep, her main pursuer in the WTA rankings, pulled out of this week's tournament in Stuttgart.
Osaka said that winning was not everything in Stuttgart, where she last played as a qualifier in 2017."I just want to have fun and experience the German crowd, because last time I was here, I was kind of a nobody."She is definitely no longer a 'nobody', having won back-to-back Grand Slam titles in the United States and Australia since September."It is something that happened really quickly.
Osaka is expected to play her first game on Thursday, where she faces a potential clash with Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei, who beat her in Miami last month.Reigning Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber, meanwhile, has recovered from illness in time to launch her clay season on home soil as she eyes a career Grand Slam in Paris this year.
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