Naomi Osaka crashes out; Marie Bouzkova rolls into Cincinnati Masters 2nd round

ANI
17 Aug 2022, 09:07 GMT+10

Cincinnati [US], August 17 (ANI): Zhang Shuai of China ended 2020 finalist Naomi Osaka's WesternSouthern Open campaign with a win in the first round on Tuesday.

Zhang Shuai produced a stunning performance to advance to the second round of the tournament, defeating Osaka 6-4, 7-5 in a match that lasted for 75 minutes.

Zhang's four aces were some way off Osaka's tally, but the Chinese player used her serve much more effectively. Osaka displayed moments of her best form as she levelled the second set at 5-5, having trailed 5-3. Serving for the match a second time, Zhang made no mistake, sealing a match with her fourth ace of the day.

On the other hand, Marie Bouzkova advanced into the second round of the WesternSouthern Open, as No.11 seed Coco Gauff had to retire after suffering a left ankle injury.

Gauff was leading 5-3, 30-15 when she twisted her ankle. After dropping serve in the first game of the second set, Gauff called a stop to the match. Bouzkova will face another American, Alison Riske-Amritraj, in the second round.

Also on Tuesday, Shelby Rogers cruised into the second round, defeating fellow American and 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 6-2, 6-1.

Later on the same day, No.2 seed Anett Kontaveit became the first player to reach the Round of 16 this week, achieving a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 rain-interrupted victory over qualifier Tereza Martincova after two-and-a-half hours of play. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Tennis Times.

More Information

null in null

Sports

Section

'Here to stay,' Red Sox sign LHP Garrett Crochet to $170M deal

(Photo credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images) Left-hander Garrett Crochet is 'here to stay' after signing a six-year contract extension...

Rob Walter resigns as South Africa white-ball coach citing personal reasons

Johannesburg [South Africa], April 1 (ANI): South Africa men's white-ball team head coach Rob Walter on Tuesday stepped down from his...

IPL 2025: Arshdeep takes three as resillient Pooran, Badoni take LSG to 171/7 against PBKS

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 1 (ANI): Top-class spells from Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen and Lockie Ferguson restricted Lucknow...

Veteran RHP Lance Lynn announces retirement

(Photo credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images) Long-time St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn announced Tuesday that he has retired...

"Middle is very congested...": RCB Director of Cricket Bobat on team's scheduling

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 1 (ANI): Ahead of the first game at home during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season,...

Djokovic leads roll call of heroes to attend Laureus World Sports Awards

Madrid [Spain], April 1 (ANI): A host of world-class sporting stars are set to descend upon Madrid for the 2025 Laureus World Sports...

Lifestyle

Section