Naomi Osaka Advances to 2nd Round in Front of Home Fans in Tokyo
Osaka served seven aces and won in 1 hour 37 minutes as she returned to the event after four years away.
- On Tuesday, Naomi Osaka defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 7-6 at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, advancing to the second round. The victory avenged Osaka's loss to Paolini at the Miami Open last year.
- Returning to the Pan Pacific Open for the first time in four years, Osaka wore a blue crane-pattern robe as a tribute to her mother's home in Hokkaido. She said the occasion 'felt like a homecoming.'
- Dominating with seven aces to Paolini's one, Osaka completed the match in 1 hour and 37 minutes. She said she felt 'pretty confident going into the tiebreaker' to secure the win.
- The 29-year-old, a four-time Grand Slam winner, said motherhood has helped her remain 'pretty calm' compared to her previous stress. She previously took 15 months away after her daughter Shai's birth.
- Osaka continues her WTA 500-level campaign, drawing on her history of channeling fashion icons like Allen Iverson at major tournaments. Fans await whether she will unveil more custom outfits this week.
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WTA roundup: Naomi Osaka survives opener in Tokyo - Regional Media News
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) - Home favorite Naomi Osaka held off Italy's Jasmine Paolini for a 6-3, 7-6 (4) first-round win on Tuesday at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. The seventh-seeded Osaka, who won the WTA 500 tournament [...]
Writing sports, 27 Oct (EFE).- Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, seventh head of series, qualified for the eighth finals of the Tokyo Tournament, category WTA 500 and that is played on hard track, after imposing by 6-3 and 7-6 (7-4) to the Italian Jasmine Paolini, in a duel in which she saved [...] The entry Naomi Osaka returns to Tokyo, wins and honors Japan with a design by Hana Yagi was first published in HolaNews.
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France24Osaka unveils crane outfit in Tokyo before win over Paolini
The former world number one is appearing at the Pan Pacific Open for the first time in four years and she came onto the court wearing a blue robe with long kimono-like sleeves. She said the crane pattern was a nod to her mother's home in the northern island of Hokkaido and that the occasion "felt like a homecoming". "It felt like on the fashion side I was always giving these great moments to the Slams, and I felt like coming home I wanted to do …
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