WTA Roundup: Naomi Osaka Advances to Bad Homburg Finals
- On Friday, Japanese sixth seed Naomi Osaka defeated China's Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-3 in 70 minutes to advance to the Bad Homburg Open finals in Germany.
- Sweltering conditions saw the mercury reach 37 degrees Celsius during the match, where Osaka blasted six aces and converted 23 of 29 first-serve points.
- Czech No. 4 seed Karolina Muchova will meet Osaka in the finals after defeating Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 40 minutes.
- Elsewhere, the Lexus Eastbourne Open finals in England features Madison Keys and Tatjana Maria after Croatian Petra Marcinko and Jelena Ostapenko retired from their semifinals.
- Osaka aims to improve her grass court form at Wimbledon, where she has been handed the 14th seed, having never previously progressed past the third round.
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The organizers of the Bad Homburg Open react to the heat wave. The individual finale on Saturday starts more - to protect the health of all participants. On the semi-final day there was a heat break.
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Naomi Osaka reaches first grass court final at Bad Homburg Open
Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka is into the first grass court final of her career after blasting past China’s Wang Xinyu at Bad Homburg on Friday. The Japanese sixth seed Osaka won 6-3, 6-3 in sweltering conditions at the key Wimbledon preparation tournament, with the mercury topping out at 37 degrees Celsius. READ: Naomi Osaka cruises into Bad Homburg Open semifinals After the match, Osaka said she was thrilled to reach a first career g…
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