Naomi Osaka breaks down in tears after beating Jelena Ostapenko in US Open, secures first top 10 win in four years
Former champion Naomi Osaka was left tearful on Tuesday after she secured an impressive win against 2017 Roland Garros winner Jelena Ostapenko on her return to Flushing Meadows in the opening round of the 2024 US Open. The Japanese star beat the Latvian 6-3, 6-2 to register her first top 10 win in four years.
Naomi Osaka (JPN) reacts in her player’s chair after her match against Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)(not pictured) in a women’s singles match on day two of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament(USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con)
Osaka, currently ranked 88th in the world, missed last year’s US Open after giving birth to her daughter Shai. Her last appearance in New York was in 2022, when she suffered a shock first-round exit. However, she was dialed in against Ostapenko, who scripted her best run in the US Open last year by beating world no. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach the quarterfinals, firing 19 winners to wrap up the victory in just 63 minutes.
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