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Two of the WTA Tour’s brightest stars will meet on Thursday as Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka face off in the second round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose. Former world No. 1 Osaka is looking to get back into top form after missing the grass season due to an Achilles’ injury and splitting from coach Wim Fissette.
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.
Naomi Osaka survived a hard-hitting encounter against Zheng Qinwen to set up a second-round meeting with Coco Gauff in San Jose. Osaka, playing her first tournament since exiting in the first round at Roland Garros, had lost her last four matches at the Silicon Valley Classic but found her groove in a three-set encounter to advance from a tricky opening match in California. Ad/> After splitting the first two sets, Osaka powered away in the decider to take the match 6-4 3-6 6-1, with her serve and power game working well to turn the screw.
Four-time major winner Naomi Osaka returned to action for the first time since May with a 6-4 3-6 6-1 win over Zheng Qinwen at the Silicon Valley Classic on Tuesday, setting up a mouth-watering clash against teenage American Coco Gauff.
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.