MIAMI, FL, USA — No.4 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine eased into the third round of the Miami Open on Friday with a clinical 6-4, 6-2 victory over the hottest player on the WTA, Japan’s Naomi Osaka.
Osaka came into this match on an eight-match winning streak, having claimed the first title of her career at the BNP Paribas Open last week and following that up with a first-round win in Miami over Serena Williams.
But it was Svitolina who took a 3-2 lead in the head-to-head record against Osaka after Friday’s 83-minute win. The World No.4 was the last player to defeat Osaka before her run started, having beaten the 20-year-old Japanese player at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships one month ago.
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La Preclasificada 4, Elina Svitolina de ucrania avanzo a tercera ronda del Miami Open, con victoria el viernes 6-4 y 6-2 sobre la Japonesa Naomi Osaka, que venia de vencer a Serena Williams y de ganar el titulo de Indian Wells.
Osaka quien tomo el liderato en el primer set 3-2, logro superar el cabeza a cabeza contra Osaka en 83 minutos. la Numero 4 del Mundo, había sido la ultima jugadora en vencer a Osaka, un mes atrás. en el Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.