Starfish tournament in Miami. There will be no fight with Iga Świątek

naomi osaka, She, who topped the WTA rankings in 2019 and won four Grand Slam titles, announced at the end of 2022 the suspension of her professional career. In July last year, she gave birth to a baby boy, but… She quickly began working on getting back on the field. Fans could already see her in Brisbane, where she reached the second round.

The less successful athlete did well Australian Open Championship against Abu DhabiShe was eliminated after the first match. However, it reached the quarter-finals of the tournament in Doha, and in Indian Wells, it reached the third round. In Miami, it repeated its last result. Osaka overtook Elisabetta Cocchiarito firstShe later defeated seeded Elina Svitolina. In the third round she had to check how Caroline Garcia looked.

French player who knows the game well Matches against Iga SvetekBecause she had previously faced the Pole five times (and lost four of those matches), she shattered the dreams of the fans who were counting on the world leader to face Osaka in Miami. The meeting of the stars will be after a two-year break, because they faced each other for the last time in Miami – in 2022, Światek won the final.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Already in the fourth game she had to defend break pointsBut she got out of trouble. The situation was repeated in the tenth and twelfth matches, when Garcia actually obtained the specified points. In the end, there was a tie-break, in which the French woman won.

In the second match, the 26-year-old was the first to break her opponent's serve and was already leading 4:2, but Garcia responded with another break, and then won the match again on her opponent's serve, winning the set 7. :5 on her serve Private. She qualifies for the fourth round, in which she will face Z Coco Jouf.

After the meeting Osaka did not hide her disappointment. She stated during the conference that she “did not play like her” and did not impose her own playing rhythm. “There are certain things that define a player. For me, it's scoring points and a great serve. Obviously those two things didn't go well in this match,” she said, adding that she wants to make progress, regardless of whether or not it is. She wins or loses.