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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka won the first match she’s played since May, beating Zheng Qinwen 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on Tuesday night at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
LOS ANGELES: Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka made a triumphant return from a two-month layoff by defeating Chinese teen Zheng Qinwen on Tuesday at the WTA San Jose hardcourt tournament.
The 24-year-old Japanese star outlasted the gritty 19-year-old 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in a first-round match at the US Open tune-up tournament. Osaka had not played a competitive match since losing in the first round of the French Open due to a left Achilles tendon injury. "It's really cool to be back playing," Osaka said after the victory.
Naomi Osaka is hoping to “genuinely have fun” as she aims to return to form this summer with her father back on her team. The former world No. 1 recently split with coach Wim Fissette after a two-year partnership that included two of Osaka’s four Grand Slam victories.
Naomi Osaka said she is excited to have her father back as coach after splitting with Wim Fissette as the four-times grand slam champion returns from an Achilles injury that ruled her out of the grasscourt season. The Silicon Valley Classic is her first event after ending a three-year partnership with Belgian Fissette, who guided her to wins in the 2020 US Open and the Australian Open the following season. Osaka, 24, said they parted on good terms and all she needed was some fresh energy.
The Silicon Valley Classic, where Osaka will play Zheng Qinwen in the first round, is her first event after ending a three-year partnership with Belgian Fissette, who guided her to wins in the 2020 U.S. Open and the Australian Open the following season. Osaka, 24, said they parted on good terms and all she needed was some fresh energy.
Naomi Osaka said she is excited to have her father back as coach after splitting with Wim Fissette as the four-times Grand Slam champion returns from an Achilles injury that ruled her out of the grasscourt season.
The start of August means the start of tennis’ North American hard swing, leading up to the US Open in New York at the end of the month. The final Grand Slam of the 2022 season starts on August 29 and there are four weeks of tournaments before then, including the ATP 1000/WTA 1000 National Bank Open and the Western & Southern Open. Ad/> While it still looks unlikely that Novak Djokovic will play any part in the North American swing, the rest of the top players from the ATP and WTA tours are set to feature, including men’s world No.