TORONTO — Naomi Osaka of Japan beat one other prime participant in her return from maternity depart, routing ninth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday within the Nationwide Financial institution Open.
Osaka, a former No. 1 participant, beat a top-20 participant for the fifth time in her return.
“Everybody is aware of I actually love exhausting courts. I wasn’t considering an excessive amount of. It was very instinctual,” stated Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam winner. “Truthfully, once I play the most effective gamers, like Ons, I are likely to play higher.”
Osaka will face Elise Mertens of Belgium within the second spherical. Mertens beat American Katie Volynets 6-3, 6-1.
Paul Badosa, a former second-ranked participant making a comeback from a again damage, adopted her Washington title Sunday with a 6-1, 6-4 conquer Denmark’s Clara Tauson. The Spanish star will face fourth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko within the second spherical.
Within the late match, third-seeded defending champion Jessica Pegula of the USA topped Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-4 within the second spherical.
In one other evening match, Fifteenth-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada beat Nao Hibino of Japan 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.
Marina Stakusic, a 19-year-old from close by Mississauga beat Russia’s Erika Andreeva 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 in her first main-draw look within the occasion.
