Naomi Osaka Advances in US Open With, First-Round Win Over, Marie Bouzková .
On Monday night, Naomi Osaka successfully defeated Marie Bouzková in the first round of the U.S. Open.
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She is currently ranked No.
3 in the world, and Bouzková is ranked No.
87.
She is currently ranked No.
3 in the world, and Bouzková is ranked No.
87.
Osaka won the match 6-4, 6-1.
Bouzková kept up with Osaka well until the ninth game of the first set, when the momentum shifted strongly in favor of Osaka.
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With the score tied 4-4, Osaka overcame Bouzková with two aces and a service winner.
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With the score tied 4-4, Osaka overcame Bouzková with two aces and a service winner.
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She went on to close out the set minutes later and then the match thereafter.
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It feels kind of crazy to play in front of everyone again.
I feel really comfortable here.
I'm just glad I won, Naomi Osaka, via statement.
The 23-year-old tennis star will now play against Serbian qualifier Olga Danilović in a second-round matchup.
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If Osaka goes all the way and wins the U.S. Open, she would be the first back-to-back champion since Serena Williams. .
If Osaka goes all the way and wins the U.S. Open, she would be the first back-to-back champion since Serena Williams. .
Williams, who is out this year due to a torn hamstring, won her third consecutive U.S. Open title in 2014.
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Osaka began her 2021 season strong by taking the champion title at the Australian Open.
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She went on to withdraw from Wimbledon in June and the French Open in July to focus on her own mental health issues.
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The four-time Grand Slam winner did compete at the Tokyo Olympics, but lost in the third round.