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Tennis: Osaka loses q’final thriller in Wimbledon warm-up – The Mainichi

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Tennis: Osaka loses q’final thriller in Wimbledon warm-up – The Mainichi






Naomi Osaka of Japan plays a shot against Canada’s Bianca Andreescu during their quarterfinal match at the Libema Open tennis tournament on June 14, 2024, in the Dutch city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. (Kyodo)


‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands (Kyodo) — Naomi Osaka lost a quarterfinal thriller to Canada’s Bianca Andreescu at the Libema Open tennis tournament Friday in the Dutch city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch.


Andreescu won 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3) in the grass-court warm-up event before Wimbledon, which starts July 1. The former world No. 1 from Japan was bidding to reach her first semifinal since her return in January from maternity leave.


Osaka served seven aces to Andreescu’s three. The two players broke each other’s serve three times.


In late May, Osaka had a match point before losing to eventual champion Iga Swiatek in the second round of the French Open.

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