BEIJING — Former No.1 Naomi Osaka engineered a confident comeback to defeat No.21 seed Yulia Putintseva in the second round at the China Open on Friday. Osaka, a champion in 2019, came from a set down to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
It was her first successful comeback in over two years, snapping a 22-match losing streak after losing the first set.
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“I heard that stat from my agent,” Osaka told reporters, “and I wanted to break it really bad because I knew that I also had a stat about three-setters before I took my break, so that was really important to me.
“I also wanted to show myself that I could win a match and fight without playing as perfect as I wanted to.”
The victory extends her win streak at the China Open to eight matches. It is the first time Osaka has won back-to-back matches since June at ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Osaka will face No.60 Katie Volynets next.
Facing each other for the second time this season, Putintseva…
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