{"id":39043,"date":"2025-08-01T21:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/39043\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T21:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:46:09","slug":"naomi-osaka-through-to-last-16-in-montreal-with-commanding-victory-over-jelena-ostapenko-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/39043\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka through to last 16 in Montreal with commanding victory over Jelena Ostapenko | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naomi Osaka defeated Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets at the National Bank Open in Montreal to seal a place in the fourth round.<\/p>\n

Osaka took an hour and 12 minutes to beat the Latvian, in an accomplished performance where she asserted herself both on and off serve.<\/p>\n

The four-time Grand Slam champion, who is playing her first tournament with new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, will now face Ostapenko’s compatriot Anastasija Sevastova after she defeated third seed Jessica Pegula.<\/p>\n

Ostapenko, whom Osaka has previously referred to as her “favourite player” committed 37 unforced errors, which proved pivotal on Centre Court.<\/p>\n

Osaka, though, believes her strong serving – which saw her win 71 per cent of her first serve points – was the key factor in deciding the outcome.<\/p>\n

\"Naomi<\/p>\n

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\n Naomi Osaka celebrates winning a point in Montreal (Christopher Katsarov\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/p>\n

“Granted, she broke me a couple times,” said Osaka. “But she’s a really good returner, so I can’t take that personally. I went in there knowing she’s a great player, and if I give her a chance she’s going to hit a winner on me, so I just tried to keep my pace and stay as solid as I could.”<\/p>\n

Osaka could be set for a quarter-final meeting with Emma Raducanu, if the Brit can win her next two matches – starting with the clash against Amanda Anisimova in the early hours of Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

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