Victory ensures the Grand Slam champion will hold on to the WTA top spot for at least another week
Naomi Osaka of Japan in action against Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, April 25 2019. Picture: DANIEL KOPATSCH/GETTY IMAGES
US and Australian Open champion Osaka, who lost to Taiwanese veteran Hsieh in Miami in March, secured a place in the quarterfinals against Croatia’s Donna Vekic. “She’s a tricky opponent. You never know what she’s going to do,” said Osaka who needed 84 minutes to dispatch the unconventional Hsieh, a win that ensures she will hold on to top spot for at least another week.
Top-seed Osaka fought off the only two break points she faced, in a lengthy service hold for 2-all in the opening set, before breaking Hsieh in the following game. That was sufficient to wrap up the first set, and a Hsieh double-fault handed Osaka a break to start the second before she closed out victory with another service break.
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