Tennis: Osaka into third round as Italian Open resumes after washout

ROME: World number one Naomi Osaka eased into the third round of the WTA and ATP Italian Open on Thursday with a straight sets win over Dominika Cibulkova under the sunshine in Rome after the previous day's play was washed out.

Osaka reaches the third round in Rome for the first time before breaking through by winning the US Open and Australian Open titles. Roger Federer took to the Central Court just after Osaka to make his return to the Italian Open in a second round match against Portugal's Joao Sousa.The winner will then play Croatian 13th seed Borna Coric later in the day.

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